On May 14, 10:19 am, "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > An instance method works on the instance > > A Static method is basically a function nested within a class object > > A class method is overkill? > > If anything, a static method is overkill. See it this way: *if* you for some > reason put a method into an enclosing context - isn't it worth having a > reference to that? My feeling exactly; these days I almost always use class methods instead of static. I vaguely remember seeing somewhere an example where a static method was the only (elegant) solution; neither a class method nor a plain function would do. I'll post it if I find it unless someone beats me to it. George -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
