--- a/QScintilla/Lexers/LexerMatlab.py	Tue Apr 01 19:22:33 2014 +0200
+++ b/QScintilla/Lexers/LexerMatlab.py	Tue Apr 01 19:37:13 2014 +0200
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from .Lexer import Lexer
 
 
-class LexerMatlab(QsciLexerMatlab, Lexer):
+class LexerMatlab(Lexer, QsciLexerMatlab):
     """
     Subclass to implement some additional lexer dependent methods.
     """
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         
         @param parent parent widget of this lexer
         """
-        super().__init__(parent)
+        QsciLexerMatlab.__init__(self, parent)
         Lexer.__init__(self)
         
         self.commentString = "%~"