TypeError: object.init() takes exactly one argument

Question

I'm learning how inheritance works in python, though I can't get through this error, this is my code:

 class Animal:  
    def __init__(self, species, paws, height, weight):  
        self.species = species  
        self.paws = paws  
        self.height = height  
        self.weight = weight  
    def __str__(self):  
        return "Questo animale è un {} ed ha {} zampe, è alto {}cm e pesa {}kg".format(self.species, self.paws, self.height, self.weight)  
    def __del__(self):  
        return "Animale cancellato dal programma"  
    
class Dog(Animal):  
    def __init__(self, species, paws, height, weight, race, color):  
        super(Animal, self).__init__(species, paws, height, weight)  
        self.race = race  
        self.color = color  
    def __str__(self):  
        txt = super(Animal, self).__str__()  
        txt += f", è un {self.race} di colore {self.color}."    
        return txt  
    
                 
a1 = Animal("mammifero", 4, 50, 22)  
a2 = Dog("mammifero", 4, 60, 40, "Rottweiler", "nero")  
print(a1)  
print(a2)

What did I do wrong?

oh so I don't need to write the super class and self? I saw this in a tutorial on youtube.. — Alex, Mar 29 '22 at 17:11
No, you *do* need to initialize the parent class, but you call it with `super().__init__(...)` not `super(Animal, self).__init__(...)` — ddejohn, Mar 29 '22 at 17:12
Using the superclass in the init call is wrong, it should be either `super()`, or `super(Dog, self)` — jkoestinger, Mar 29 '22 at 17:12
Or use `super(Dog, self).__init__()`. You want to continue the initialization of `Dog` by finding the superclass of `Dog`, which is `Animal`. — Robin De Schepper, Mar 29 '22 at 17:20

TypeError: object.__init__() takes exactly one argument

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TypeError: object.init() takes exactly one argument