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What is the difference between @staticmethod and @classmethod in Python?
- I am learning OOP in python and came to know about these two methods
- It seems that the difference in terms of syntax is that class methods are implicitly passed the class they belong to as their first parameter
class Circle: all_circles = [] # class variable @staticmethod def total_area(): for c in Circle.all_circles: # hardcode class name # do somethig @classmethod def total_area(cls): for c in cls.all_circles: # no hardcode class name # do something
I see class method as more flexible since we don't hardcode the class
Question:
- Is it even a question which one is better? @staticmethod or @classmethod?
- what are the scenarios suitable to use of each one of these methods?
asked Mar 16, 2012 at 20:39
daydreamer
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1dup stackoverflow.com/questions/136097/…Sid– Sid2012年03月16日 20:41:37 +00:00Commented Mar 16, 2012 at 20:41
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1The question I'd ask is not which one is better, but which one is appropriate-- for the particular situation you are in.alexis– alexis2012年03月16日 20:54:14 +00:00Commented Mar 16, 2012 at 20:54
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A classmethod gets passed the class 'cls' that it was called upon. For more details see: What is the difference between @staticmethod and @classmethod in Python?
answered Mar 16, 2012 at 20:43
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