Scope of Class Variables and Methods

class Super:

    def __init__(self):
        '''
            self is the name of the variable assigned the new Super object
        '''
        a = 'THIS VARIABLE IS LOCAL TO THE __init__ FUNCTION' # a is inaccessible after the function finishes.
        # (or at least it's hard to find)
        self.b='THIS ASSIGNS AN ATTRIBUTE OF A Super OBJECT'

class Sub(Super):

    def __init__(x):
        '''
            self is common but not reserved nor special.
            Any variable name will do.
            (At least you'll have trouble finding an exception to that statement.)
        '''
        Super.__init__(x)
        c = 'THIS VARIABLE IS LOCAL TO THE __init__ FUNCTION'
        x.d = 'THIS ASSIGNS AN ATTRIBUTE OF A Sub OBJECT'

abcd = Sub()

print('abcd.b is %s'%abcd.b)
print('abcd.d is %s'%abcd.d)