On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 06:36:02PM +0100, Bruno Desthuilliers wrote: > Inyeol Lee a �crit : > > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 05:27:04PM -0500, Sergio Correia wrote: > > > >>I'm writing a class, where one of the methods is kinda complex. The > >>method uses a function which I know for certain will not be used > >>anywhere else. This function does not require anything from self, only > >>the args passed by the method. > >> > >>Where should I put the function? > > > > > > Use staticmethod. It's a normal function with class namespace. > > What do you think the OP will gain from making a simple helper function > a staticmethod ? Apart from extra lookup time ?
Namespace. Plz check this old thread. It explains some usage of staticmethod. http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2003-February/190258.html --Inyeol
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