super() actually returns a super object.

Doc/library/functions.rst

@@ -1215,7 +1215,8 @@ available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
 .. function:: super(type[, object-or-type])
 
-   Return the superclass of *type*.  If the second argument is omitted the super
+   Return a "super" object that acts like the superclass of *type*.
+   If the second argument is omitted the super
    object returned is unbound.  If the second argument is an object,
    ``isinstance(obj, type)`` must be true.  If the second argument is a type,
    ``issubclass(type2, type)`` must be true. :func:`super` only works for