After re-reading "Python is not Java" I finally came to conclusion that classmethods in Python are a very Bad Thing.
I can't see any use-case of them that couldn't be re-written more clearly with methods of metaclass or plain functions. They have the following issues: 1. You mix instance-level and class-level functionality in one place making your code a mess. 2. They are slower than metaclass methods or plain functions. I really want to hear your opinions on the subject. -- Ivan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
