super() Raises `TypeError: must be type, not classobj`

If you try to use Python’s super method, and receive TypeError: must be type, not classobj, your parent class is an old style class (and does not in some way inherit from object). The below code is an illustration of the issue:

class class_A:
  def __init__( self ):
    print 'Class A'

class class_B( class_A ):
  def __init__( self ):
    print 'Class B'
    super( class_B, self ).__init__()

class_B()

# Running the above will raise `TypeError: must be type, not classobj`

The Fixed Code:

class class_A( object ): #< Note the inheritance of `object`. 
  def __init__( self ):
    print 'Class A'

class class_B( class_A ):
  def __init__( self ):
    print 'Class B'
    super( class_B, self ).__init__()

class_B()

# Running the above will no longer raise `TypeError: must be type, not classobj`