From e7eed78f04085e6cded0cebcc715364b05e8a71b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jess Shapiro Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:47:38 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify the behavior of the staticmethod builtin (GH-4362) --- Objects/funcobject.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c index 2add874fce..4fab35833d 100644 --- a/Objects/funcobject.c +++ b/Objects/funcobject.c @@ -838,7 +838,8 @@ PyClassMethod_New(PyObject *callable) ... It can be called either on the class (e.g. C.f()) or on an instance - (e.g. C().f()); the instance is ignored except for its class. + (e.g. C().f()). Both the class and the instance are ignored, and + neither is passed implicitly as the first argument to the method. Static methods in Python are similar to those found in Java or C++. For a more advanced concept, see class methods above. @@ -945,7 +946,8 @@ To declare a static method, use this idiom:\n\ ...\n\ \n\ It can be called either on the class (e.g. C.f()) or on an instance\n\ -(e.g. C().f()). The instance is ignored except for its class.\n\ +(e.g. C().f()). Both the class and the instance are ignored, and\n\ +neither is passed implicitly as the first argument to the method.\n\ \n\ Static methods in Python are similar to those found in Java or C++.\n\ For a more advanced concept, see the classmethod builtin."); -- 2.40.0