Python - Static Methods

is that the static method doesn't have a mandatory argument like reference to the object − self or reference to the class − cls. Python's standard library fimction staticmethod() returns a static method.

In the Employee class below, a method is converted into a static method. This static method can now be called by its object or reference of class itself.

class Employee:
   empCount = 0
   def __init__(self, name, age):
      self.__name = name
      self.__age = age
      Employee.empCount += 1
   
   #@staticmethod
   def showcount():
            print (Employee.empCount)
            return
   counter = staticmethod(showcount)

e1 = Employee("Bhavana", 24)
e2 = Employee("Rajesh", 26)
e3 = Employee("John", 27)

e1.counter()
Employee.counter()

Python also has @staticmethod decorator that conveniently returns a static method.

@staticmethod
   def showcount():
            print (Employee.empCount)
e1.showcount()
Employee.showcount()