diff --git a/scripts/qapi/commands.py b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
index afa55b055c..8bb6316061 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/commands.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ def gen_registry(registry, prefix):
 class QAPISchemaGenCommandVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
     def __init__(self, prefix):
-        QAPISchemaModularCVisitor.__init__(
-            self, prefix, 'qapi-commands',
+        super().__init__(
+            prefix, 'qapi-commands',
             ' * Schema-defined QAPI/QMP commands', None, __doc__)
         self._regy = QAPIGenCCode(None)
         self._visited_ret_types = {}
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/error.py b/scripts/qapi/error.py
index b9f3751bea..ae60d9e2fe 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/error.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/error.py
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ def __init__(self, parser, msg):
                 col = (col + 7) % 8 + 1
             else:
                 col += 1
-        QAPIError.__init__(self, parser.info, col, msg)
+        super().__init__(parser.info, col, msg)
 
 
 class QAPISemError(QAPIError):
     def __init__(self, info, msg):
-        QAPIError.__init__(self, info, None, msg)
+        super().__init__(info, None, msg)
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/events.py b/scripts/qapi/events.py
index 2bde3e6128..a98b9f5099 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/events.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/events.py
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ def gen_event_send(name, arg_type, boxed, event_enum_name, event_emit):
 class QAPISchemaGenEventVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
     def __init__(self, prefix):
-        QAPISchemaModularCVisitor.__init__(
-            self, prefix, 'qapi-events',
+        super().__init__(
+            prefix, 'qapi-events',
             ' * Schema-defined QAPI/QMP events', None, __doc__)
         self._event_enum_name = c_name(prefix + 'QAPIEvent', protect=False)
         self._event_enum_members = []
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/gen.py b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
index 317cd72601..e17354392b 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/gen.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _wrap_ifcond(ifcond, before, after):
 class QAPIGenCCode(QAPIGen):
 
     def __init__(self, fname):
-        QAPIGen.__init__(self, fname)
+        super().__init__(fname)
         self._start_if = None
 
     def start_if(self, ifcond):
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ def _wrap_ifcond(self):
 
     def get_content(self):
         assert self._start_if is None
-        return QAPIGen.get_content(self)
+        return super().get_content()
 
 
 class QAPIGenC(QAPIGenCCode):
 
     def __init__(self, fname, blurb, pydoc):
-        QAPIGenCCode.__init__(self, fname)
+        super().__init__(fname)
         self._blurb = blurb
         self._copyright = '\n * '.join(re.findall(r'^Copyright .*', pydoc,
                                                   re.MULTILINE))
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def _bottom(self):
 class QAPIGenH(QAPIGenC):
 
     def _top(self):
-        return QAPIGenC._top(self) + guardstart(self.fname)
+        return super()._top() + guardstart(self.fname)
 
     def _bottom(self):
         return guardend(self.fname)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def ifcontext(ifcond, *args):
 class QAPIGenDoc(QAPIGen):
 
     def _top(self):
-        return (QAPIGen._top(self)
+        return (super()._top()
                 + '@c AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED, DO NOT MODIFY\n\n')
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
index b3a463dd8b..0cc655fd9f 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def to_c_string(string):
 class QAPISchemaGenIntrospectVisitor(QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor):
 
     def __init__(self, prefix, unmask):
-        QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor.__init__(
-            self, prefix, 'qapi-introspect',
+        super().__init__(
+            prefix, 'qapi-introspect',
             ' * QAPI/QMP schema introspection', __doc__)
         self._unmask = unmask
         self._schema = None
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/parser.py b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
index cf14e5426c..340f7c4633 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/parser.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def append(self, line):
 
     class ArgSection(Section):
         def __init__(self, name):
-            QAPIDoc.Section.__init__(self, name)
+            super().__init__(name)
             self.member = None
 
         def connect(self, member):
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/schema.py b/scripts/qapi/schema.py
index c8bcfe2c49..87837e224e 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/schema.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/schema.py
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ def visit(self, visitor):
 
 class QAPISchemaInclude(QAPISchemaEntity):
     def __init__(self, sub_module, info):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.__init__(self, None, info, None)
+        super().__init__(None, info, None)
         self._sub_module = sub_module
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_include(self._sub_module.name, self.info)
 
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class QAPISchemaBuiltinType(QAPISchemaType):
     meta = 'built-in'
 
     def __init__(self, name, json_type, c_type):
-        QAPISchemaType.__init__(self, name, None, None)
+        super().__init__(name, None, None)
         assert not c_type or isinstance(c_type, str)
         assert json_type in ('string', 'number', 'int', 'boolean', 'null',
                              'value')
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def doc_type(self):
         return self.json_type()
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaType.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_builtin_type(self.name, self.info, self.json_type())
 
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class QAPISchemaEnumType(QAPISchemaType):
     meta = 'enum'
 
     def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, members, prefix):
-        QAPISchemaType.__init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond)
+        super().__init__(name, info, doc, ifcond)
         for m in members:
             assert isinstance(m, QAPISchemaEnumMember)
             m.set_defined_in(name)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, members, prefix):
         self.prefix = prefix
 
     def check(self, schema):
-        QAPISchemaType.check(self, schema)
+        super().check(schema)
         seen = {}
         for m in self.members:
             m.check_clash(self.info, seen)
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def json_type(self):
         return 'string'
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaType.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_enum_type(self.name, self.info, self.ifcond,
                                 self.members, self.prefix)
 
@@ -278,13 +278,13 @@ class QAPISchemaArrayType(QAPISchemaType):
     meta = 'array'
 
     def __init__(self, name, info, element_type):
-        QAPISchemaType.__init__(self, name, info, None, None)
+        super().__init__(name, info, None, None)
         assert isinstance(element_type, str)
         self._element_type_name = element_type
         self.element_type = None
 
     def check(self, schema):
-        QAPISchemaType.check(self, schema)
+        super().check(schema)
         self.element_type = schema.resolve_type(
             self._element_type_name, self.info,
             self.info and self.info.defn_meta)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def doc_type(self):
         return 'array of ' + elt_doc_type
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaType.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_array_type(self.name, self.info, self.ifcond,
                                  self.element_type)
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond,
         # struct has local_members, optional base, and no variants
         # flat union has base, variants, and no local_members
         # simple union has local_members, variants, and no base
-        QAPISchemaType.__init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, features)
+        super().__init__(name, info, doc, ifcond, features)
         self.meta = 'union' if variants else 'struct'
         assert base is None or isinstance(base, str)
         for m in local_members:
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def check(self, schema):
             raise QAPISemError(self.info,
                                "object %s contains itself" % self.name)
 
-        QAPISchemaType.check(self, schema)
+        super().check(schema)
         assert self._checked and self.members is None
 
         seen = OrderedDict()
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def is_empty(self):
 
     def c_name(self):
         assert self.name != 'q_empty'
-        return QAPISchemaType.c_name(self)
+        return super().c_name()
 
     def c_type(self):
         assert not self.is_implicit()
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def json_type(self):
         return 'object'
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaType.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_object_type(self.name, self.info, self.ifcond,
                                   self.base, self.local_members, self.variants,
                                   self.features)
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ class QAPISchemaFeature(QAPISchemaMember):
 
 class QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember(QAPISchemaMember):
     def __init__(self, name, info, typ, optional, ifcond=None):
-        QAPISchemaMember.__init__(self, name, info, ifcond)
+        super().__init__(name, info, ifcond)
         assert isinstance(typ, str)
         assert isinstance(optional, bool)
         self._type_name = typ
@@ -614,15 +614,14 @@ class QAPISchemaObjectTypeVariant(QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember):
     role = 'branch'
 
     def __init__(self, name, info, typ, ifcond=None):
-        QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember.__init__(self, name, info, typ,
-                                            False, ifcond)
+        super().__init__(name, info, typ, False, ifcond)
 
 
 class QAPISchemaAlternateType(QAPISchemaType):
     meta = 'alternate'
 
     def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, variants):
-        QAPISchemaType.__init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond)
+        super().__init__(name, info, doc, ifcond)
         assert isinstance(variants, QAPISchemaObjectTypeVariants)
         assert variants.tag_member
         variants.set_defined_in(name)
@@ -630,7 +629,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, variants):
         self.variants = variants
 
     def check(self, schema):
-        QAPISchemaType.check(self, schema)
+        super().check(schema)
         self.variants.tag_member.check(schema)
         # Not calling self.variants.check_clash(), because there's nothing
         # to clash with
@@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ def json_type(self):
         return 'value'
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaType.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_alternate_type(self.name, self.info, self.ifcond,
                                      self.variants)
 
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ class QAPISchemaCommand(QAPISchemaEntity):
     def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, arg_type, ret_type,
                  gen, success_response, boxed, allow_oob, allow_preconfig,
                  features):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.__init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, features)
+        super().__init__(name, info, doc, ifcond, features)
         assert not arg_type or isinstance(arg_type, str)
         assert not ret_type or isinstance(ret_type, str)
         self._arg_type_name = arg_type
@@ -705,7 +704,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, arg_type, ret_type,
         self.allow_preconfig = allow_preconfig
 
     def check(self, schema):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.check(self, schema)
+        super().check(schema)
         if self._arg_type_name:
             self.arg_type = schema.resolve_type(
                 self._arg_type_name, self.info, "command's 'data'")
@@ -740,7 +739,7 @@ def connect_doc(self, doc=None):
                 self.arg_type.connect_doc(doc)
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_command(self.name, self.info, self.ifcond,
                               self.arg_type, self.ret_type,
                               self.gen, self.success_response,
@@ -753,14 +752,14 @@ class QAPISchemaEvent(QAPISchemaEntity):
     meta = 'event'
 
     def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond, arg_type, boxed):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.__init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond)
+        super().__init__(name, info, doc, ifcond)
         assert not arg_type or isinstance(arg_type, str)
         self._arg_type_name = arg_type
         self.arg_type = None
         self.boxed = boxed
 
     def check(self, schema):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.check(self, schema)
+        super().check(schema)
         if self._arg_type_name:
             self.arg_type = schema.resolve_type(
                 self._arg_type_name, self.info, "event's 'data'")
@@ -782,7 +781,7 @@ def connect_doc(self, doc=None):
                 self.arg_type.connect_doc(doc)
 
     def visit(self, visitor):
-        QAPISchemaEntity.visit(self, visitor)
+        super().visit(visitor)
         visitor.visit_event(self.name, self.info, self.ifcond,
                             self.arg_type, self.boxed)
 
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/types.py b/scripts/qapi/types.py
index 99dcaf7074..3c83b6e4be 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/types.py
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ def gen_type_cleanup(name):
 class QAPISchemaGenTypeVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
     def __init__(self, prefix):
-        QAPISchemaModularCVisitor.__init__(
-            self, prefix, 'qapi-types', ' * Schema-defined QAPI types',
+        super().__init__(
+            prefix, 'qapi-types', ' * Schema-defined QAPI types',
             ' * Built-in QAPI types', __doc__)
 
     def _begin_system_module(self, name):
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/visit.py b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
index 4efce62b0c..421e5bd8cd 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ def gen_visit_object(name, base, members, variants):
 class QAPISchemaGenVisitVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
     def __init__(self, prefix):
-        QAPISchemaModularCVisitor.__init__(
-            self, prefix, 'qapi-visit', ' * Schema-defined QAPI visitors',
+        super().__init__(
+            prefix, 'qapi-visit', ' * Schema-defined QAPI visitors',
             ' * Built-in QAPI visitors', __doc__)
 
     def _begin_system_module(self, name):