I remember learning closures in Python and thought it was the dumbest idea ever. Why use a closure when Python is fully object oriented? I didn't grasp the power/reason for them until I started learning JavaScript and then BAM, I understood them.
Just a little while ago, I had a fear of decorators because I really couldn't find a definitive source to learn them (how to with with @). How important are they? They must be important otherwise why have'em in the language? I had to learn'em and then suddenly, BAM. I understand them. My main issue with closures and decorators was hidden in the fact of how *dead simple* they were. All I needed were reasons to use them over doing it X style. So what is my point? How dead simple are class methods? I must be missing there point so I am convinced they must be dead simple. classes, functions, instance and static methods are easy. So easy in fact, I could shoot myself in the foots without looking (preferably without aiming). So, why am I stuck on the *idea* of a class method? An instance method works on the instance A Static method is basically a function nested within a class object A class method is overkill? I can call a static or class method through either the class OR any instance of it. I've never designed a method that took advantage of the class name except in cases where I needed to extend a super class *but* even in this case, I didn't use the enclosing class name... Whats the deal with class methods, why use them over anything else? What does a class method accomplish in at least one line shorter than anything else? Does it help reduce duplication or typing? I am at a lost for words that can shed at least *one* good reason to use them. What is the one greatest reason to use them? A little syntax and explanation can go a long long way. I am failing to understand them so any help is really appreciated here! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
