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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:23:39 +1100
From: Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>
To: Zheng Li <dllizheng@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: how to tell a method is classmethod or static method or instance method
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On 13Feb2012 15:59, Zheng Li <dllizheng@gmail.com> wrote:
| how to tell a method is class method or static method or instance method?

Maybe a better question is:
  under what circumstances do you need to figure this out? 

I'm actually quite serious here. Please outline what circumstances cause
you to want to ask and answer this question.

Cheers,
-- 
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