The description of `super()` uses the word "method" instead of the more general word "attribute".

> super([type[, object-or-type]])
> Return a proxy object that delegates method calls to a parent or sibling class of *type*.  This is useful for accessing inherited methods that have been overridden in a class.

`super()` is not restricted to method access but can also do data attribute access:

```
>>> class A:
...     x = True
... 
>>> class B(A):
...     x = False
... 
>>> B().x
False
>>> super(B, B()).x
True
```

I have just opened a PR to address this issue.

I prefer rhettinger's PR to your proposed PR; while super() may be useful for things other than methods, the 99% use case is methods, and deemphasizing that is a bad idea. rhettinger's PR adds a note about other use cases without interfering with super()'s primary use case.

@maggyero Thanks for the PR and working to improve the docs.

For this particular issue, I prefer PR 16368 for its brevity and common use case. I'm recommending that it be merged.

Alright, I am fine with @rhettinger's alternative PR too. I am closing this.

New changeset 15ccc4fac09b866d61b069c6c136aabfe4bac09c by Raymond Hettinger in branch 'master':
bpo-38255: super() can search attributes as well as methods (GH-16368)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/15ccc4fac09b866d61b069c6c136aabfe4bac09c

New changeset 7444a5a402bbac4268b95958a9578a9e3dae33e0 by Raymond Hettinger (Miss Islington (bot)) in branch '3.8':
bpo-38255: super() can search attributes as well as methods (GH-16368) (GH-16391)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7444a5a402bbac4268b95958a9578a9e3dae33e0

New changeset 3b5e9241142d6b7c22059115c0e68a8912753818 by Raymond Hettinger (Miss Islington (bot)) in branch '3.7':
bpo-38255: super() can search attributes as well as methods (GH-16368) (GH-16392)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3b5e9241142d6b7c22059115c0e68a8912753818