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Re: @staticmethods called more than once

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On 05/21/2013 08:39 AM, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> Don't confuse the use of "static" in Python with its use in C/C++.  From a post on StackOverflow:
>
>     A staticmethod is a method that knows nothing about the class or instance it was called on. It just gets the
>     arguments that were passed, no implicit first argument. It is basically useless in Python -- you can just use a
>     module function instead of a staticmethod.

For there record, staticmethod is useful when you want to make it possible for subclasses to change behavior.

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~Ethan~

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@staticmethods called more than once Christian <mining.facts@gmail.com> - 2013-05-21 08:26 -0700
  Re: @staticmethods called more than once Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2013-05-21 10:39 -0500
  Re: @staticmethods called more than once John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-05-21 16:34 +0000
    Re: @staticmethods called more than once John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-05-21 16:48 +0000
      Re: @staticmethods called more than once Christian <mining.facts@gmail.com> - 2013-05-21 10:17 -0700
  Re: @staticmethods called more than once Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-05-21 09:30 -0700
    Re: @staticmethods called more than once 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2013-05-21 18:23 -0700

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