.. _too-many-ancestors:

too-many-ancestors / R0901
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**Message emitted:**

``Too many ancestors (%s/%s)``

**Description:**

*Used when class has too many parent classes, try to reduce this to get a simpler (and so easier to use) class.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-many-ancestors/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/t/too-many-ancestors/good.py
   :language: python





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