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# use a base class only once

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `python-best-practices/no-duplicate-base-class`

**Language:** Python

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Error Prone

## Description{% #description %}

Classes should not have the same superclass specified twice. Each superclass must be unique.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```python
class MyClass:
    pass


# The SuperClass parent is specified twice
class MyClassTwo(SuperClass, OtherClass, SuperClass):
    pass
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```python
class MyClass:
    pass


class MyClassTwo(SuperClass):
    pass
```
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