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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index dca8b933487..30f62e69e7f 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1619,8 +1619,9 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. The ``@staticmethod`` form is a function :term:`decorator` -- see :ref:`function` for details. - A static method can be called either on the class (such as ``C.f()``) or on an instance (such - as ``C().f()``). + A static method can be called either on the class (such as ``C.f()``) or on + an instance (such as ``C().f()``). Moreover, they can be called as regular + functions (such as ``f()``). Static methods in Python are similar to those found in Java or C++. Also see :func:`classmethod` for a variant that is useful for creating alternate class @@ -1632,15 +1633,19 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. body and you want to avoid the automatic transformation to instance method. For these cases, use this idiom:: + def regular_function(): + ... + class C: - builtin_open = staticmethod(open) + method = staticmethod(regular_function) For more information on static methods, see :ref:`types`. .. versionchanged:: 3.10 Static methods now inherit the method attributes (``__module__``, - ``__name__``, ``__qualname__``, ``__doc__`` and ``__annotations__``) and - have a new ``__wrapped__`` attribute. + ``__name__``, ``__qualname__``, ``__doc__`` and ``__annotations__``), + have a new ``__wrapped__`` attribute, and are now callable as regular + functions. .. index:: |