super is a built-in class that can be used to access an attribute belonging to an object's superclass.
The Python official documentation lists super as a built-in function, but, it's a built-in class, even if it is used like a function:
>>> super
<class 'super'>
>>> isinstance(super, type)
>>> super
<class 'super'>
>>> isinstance(super, type)
Its usage is a bit confusing if you are used to accessing a class attribute or method by calling the parent class directly and passing self as the first argument. This is a really old pattern, but still can be found in some code bases (especially in legacy projects). See the following code:
class Mama: # this is the old way
def says(self):
print('do your homework')
class Sister(Mama):
def says(self):
Mama.says(self)
print('and clean your bedroom...