[Python-Dev] Should we do away with unbound methods in Py3k? (original) (raw)

Greg Ewing greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Sat Nov 24 00:38:54 CET 2007

Phillip J. Eby wrote:

class MoneyField(Field): # does need staticmethod because twodecimalplaces # doesn't take a self converter = staticmethod(twodecimalplaces)

Okay, I see what you mean now. But you could just as well wrap it in a function that takes self and discards it, so I still don't think staticmethod is essential in the absence of unbound methods.

Not that I would object if it stayed around -- I don't really mind one way or the other.

-- Greg

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