[Python-Dev] method decorators (PEP 318) (original) (raw)

Phillip J. Eby pje at telecommunity.com
Mon Mar 29 09:28:41 EST 2004

At 01:16 PM 3/29/04 +1000, Dave Harrison wrote:

> If we were designing Python 3.0 here, I would probably suggest the > following syntax for classmethods: > > def foo(class cls, x, y): > ... > > and wouldn't bother with staticmethods at all. How often do you > actually need a staticmethod in particular and not a classmethod?

It's quite useful to be able to develop, essentially stateless, static method utility libraries that dont need to be class based. Why create an object if you simply don't need one ?

Just define a function, then. All staticmethod does is let you put a function in a class and have it remain a function instead of a method.

If this was an option, there would have to be a way to use it without the class element,

There is: just define a function. No staticmethod required.

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