Calling function from another staticmethod function within a class

Question

I have the following code, where from cool_function() I'd like to call somefunc()

class MyKlass:
 # This function is to be internally called only
 def somefunc(self,text):
 return (text + "_NEW")
 @staticmethod
 def cool_function(ixdirname, ixname):
 tmp = self.somefunc(ixname)
 print ixdirname, ixname, tmp
 return
tmp = MyKlass.cool_function("FOODIR","FOO")

The result I want it to print out is:

FOODIR, FOO, FOO_NEW

What's the way to do it? Currently it prints this:

 tmp = self.somefunc(ixname)
NameError: global name 'self' is not defined

• user2357112: Why is somefunc an instance method?
• SingleNegationElimination: so... why do you have a staticmethod at all? Like ever in any code? What relationship does cool_function bear on MyKlass?

Answer 1

You may want to do this:

class MyClass:
 @staticmethod
 def somefunc(text):
 return text + '_NEW'
 @staticmethod
 def cool_function(ixdirname, ixname):
 tmp = MyClass.somefunc(ixname)
 print((ixdirname, ixname, tmp))
 return
MyClass.cool_function('FOODIR', 'FOO')

• pdubois: I tried it gave me this: TypeError: unbound method somefunc() must be called with MyClass instance as first argument (got str instance instead)
• garnertb: @pdubois, You'd have to add the self back in the somefunc method parameter. I've updated this answer.
• pdubois: @garnertb: I tried, same problem. Did I miss anything?
• garnertb: Yes, the both methods need to be static methods or you need to use an instance of MyClass. The code is now correct.
• user1129665: @pdubois Does nesting somefunc under cool_function works out for you?

Answer 2

Call it with class.method, for example:

tmp = MyKlass.somefunc(ixname)