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Bruno Desthuilliers  
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 More options May 11 2009, 9:12 am
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From: Bruno Desthuilliers <bruno.42.desthuilli...@websiteburo.invalid>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:12:12 +0200
Local: Mon, May 11 2009 9:12 am
Subject: Re: Why there is a parameter named "self" for classmethod function?
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Terry Reedy a crit :

> Kurt Symanzik wrote:

>> But you might consider decorating the method as a static method
>> instead since in your example you are not using the parameter at all.  
>> A static method would not require a parameter.

>> @staticmethod
>> def print_hello():
>>     print "hello"

> Functions that refer to neither the class nor an instance thereof can
> usually be moved outside the class altogether.  Python is not Java.

Indeed. But there are a couple uses for staticmethods - one of them
being polymorphic dispatch on the receiver object. And yes, I know,
modules are objects too, but this is not always an option (legacy code,
integration with a framework etc).

 
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