automatically get docstring of abstract class docstring in derived class

abstract_class_docstring_in_derived_class.py

import abc

class SuperclassMeta(type):
    def __new__(mcls, classname, bases, cls_dict):
        cls = super().__new__(mcls, classname, bases, cls_dict)
        for name, member in cls_dict.items():
            if not getattr(member, '__doc__'):
                member.__doc__ = getattr(bases[-1], name).__doc__
        return cls


class Superclass(object, metaclass=SuperclassMeta):
    """The one to rule them all"""

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def give(self, ring):
        """Give out a ring"""
        pass


class Derived(Superclass):
    """Somebody has to do the work"""

    def give(self, ring):
        print("I pass the ring {} to you".format(ring))