Answer by Ponkadoodle for What is the purpose of the word 'self'?

As well as all the other reasons already stated, it allows for easier access to overridden methods; you can call Class.some_method(inst).

An example of where it’s useful:

class C1(object):    def __init__(self):         print "C1 init"class C2(C1):    def __init__(self): #overrides C1.__init__        print "C2 init"        C1.__init__(self) #but we still want C1 to init the class too

>>> C2()"C2 init""C1 init"