@staticmethod vs @classmethod in Python

Mahdi Yusuf 5 Lessons 14m
intermediate python

In this course we’ll discuss the difference between the @staticmethod and @classmethod decorators as well as their uses in Python. We cover a few examples on when to best use each, and how to deal with each when using subclasses.

Note: This course uses Python 2.7 in its coding examples.

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@staticmethod vs @classmethod in Python

5 Lessons 14m

1. Static Methods vs Class Methods: Overview and Example Code 01:23

2. What Makes Static Methods Different? 02:41

3. What Makes Class Methods Different? 02:09

4. How @staticmethod and @classmethod Work With Subclasses 06:52

5. @staticmethod vs @classmethod: Summary and Recap 01:26

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About Mahdi Yusuf

Mahdi is the CTO of Gyroscope, the co-founder of the PyCoder’s Weekly, and a longtime Pythoneer.

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