George Sakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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
__new__ is a static method! -- Arnaud -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
