Fix deprecations and super usage

bob/db/base/tests/test_database.py

+"""You need to run the tests here like this:
+$ PYTHONWARNINGS=all bin/nosetests -sv
+"""
+
+from bob.db.base import Database
+
+
+def test_database_deprecations():
+    database = Database()
+    low_level_names = ('train', 'dev')
+    high_level_names = ('world', 'dev')
+    database.convert_names_to_lowlevel(
+        'world', low_level_names, high_level_names)
+    database.convert_names_to_highlevel(
+        'train', low_level_names, high_level_names)
+    database.check_parameter_for_validity(
+        'world', 'groups', high_level_names, None)
+    database.check_parameters_for_validity(
+        'world', 'groups', high_level_names, None)