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Re: calling one staticmethod from another

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Ulrich Eckhardt wrote:
> I can call a staticmethod f() of class C like "C.f()" or with an 
> instance like "C().f()". Inside that staticmethod, I have neither the 
> class (at least not the original one) nor do I have an instance, so I 
> can't call a different staticmethod from the same class. The obvious 
> solution is to make this a classmethod instead, with a mostly-unused 
> "cls" parameter.
> 
> Am I missing something?

class Spam():
     @staticmethod
     def green():
         print('on a train!')
     @staticmethod
     def question():
         print('would you, could you', end='')
         Spam.green()

It can be a pain if you change the class name, but it is certainly one way to do it.

~Ethan~

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calling one staticmethod from another Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2012-10-30 13:25 +0100
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-10-30 06:41 -0700
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-10-30 09:47 -0400
    Re: calling one staticmethod from another Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2012-10-30 16:39 +0100
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-10-30 09:27 -0600
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-30 21:29 +0000

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