On 12/09/20 12:21 pm, Guido van Rossum wrote:
I had heard of this concept in another language (C++? Smalltalk?)

Probably C++ or Java. Smalltalk doesn't have static methods, only a
form of class method.

IMO, static methods are a kludge only needed in languages that make
classes do double duty as modules, and also can't have class methods
because classes aren't first-class objects. I've never felt the need
for one in Python.

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Greg
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