Static Method in Python
A method defined with an @staticmethod decorator in a class is called static method in Python. Similar to the class method, this method also belongs to a class rather than an instance of the class. Since a static method does…
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Class Method in Python
When we define a method using @classmethod decorator inside a class, it is called class method in Python. This method is independent of any specific instance of the class. A class method is related to class rather than instances created…
Instance Method in Python
When we define a function inside a class definition, it is called instance method in Python. It belongs to a specific instance of a class, which is passed as the first argument in the method definition. By convention, this argument…
Static Variable in Python
When we define a variable inside a class definition, but outside any of class’s method definitions, it is called static variable in Python. In other words, a variable that is mutually shared by all the instances (objects) of a class…
What is Self in Python
Self in Python is a reference to the current instance of the class itself (i.e. object created from the class). In Python, every object has an address. When we create an instance of a class, memory is allocated and data…