On 03/18/2019 05:55 PM, Ben Finney wrote: >> If I call `_c_to_f`, `_f_to_c` methods on `self` instead of >> `RefrigeratedShippingContainer` class object, still it works. > > That's right, and is indeed the point of making a static method on a > class.
I'm confused. The methods that refer to RefigeratedShippingContainer.MAX_CELSIUS are not static methods. For example, __init__() and celsius(). In fact he never said anything about static methods unless I'm really missing something. > In the specific example you show, I expect the code maintenance was > deemed to be easier when the RefrigeratedShippingContainer encapsulates > the conversions of temperature units. I'm not sure this answers his question. He's asking why refer to a class variable with the class's name when self also apparently works. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
