staticmethod Found at: __builtin__
staticmethod(function) -> method
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??? Convert a function to be a static method.
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??? A static method does not receive an implicit first argument.
??? To declare a static method, use this idiom:
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??? class C:
??? def f(arg1, arg2, ...): ...
??? f = staticmethod(f)
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??? It can be called either on the class (e.g. C.f()) or on an
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??? (e.g. C().f()).? The instance is ignored except for its class.
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??? Static methods in Python are similar to those found in
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??? For a more advanced concept, see the classmethod builtin.

class Employee:
?? """Employee class with static method isCrowded"""
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?? numberOfEmployees = 0? # number of Employees created
?? maxEmployees = 10? # maximum number of comfortable employees
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?? def isCrowded():
????? """Static method returns true if the employees are crowded"""
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????? return Employee.numberOfEmployees > Employee.maxEmployees
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?? # create static method
?? isCrowded = staticmethod(isCrowded)
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?? def __init__(self, firstName, lastName):
????? """Employee constructor, takes first name and last name"""
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????? self.first = firstName
????? self.last = lastName
????? Employee.numberOfEmployees += 1
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?? def __del__(self):
????? """Employee destructor"""
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????? Employee.numberOfEmployees -= 1????
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?? def __str__(self):
????? """String representation of Employee"""
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????? return "%s %s" % (self.first, self.last)
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# main program
def main():
?? answers = [ "No", "Yes" ]? # responses to isCrowded
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?? employeeList = []? # list of objects of class Employee
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?? # call static method using class
?? print "Employees are crowded?",
?? print answers[ Employee.isCrowded() ]
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?? print "\nCreating 11 objects of class Employee..."
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?? # create 11 objects of class Employee
?? for i in range(11):
????? employeeList.append(Employee("John", "Doe" + str(i)))
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????? # call static method using object
????? print "Employees are crowded?",
????? print answers[ employeeList[ i ].isCrowded() ]
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?? print "\nRemoving one employee..."
?? del employeeList[ 0 ]
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?? print "Employees are crowded?", answers[ Employee.isCrowded() ]
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if __name__ == "__main__":
?? main()