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Understanding Python Method Types

The document explains different types of methods in Python: Static Method, Class Method, and Property Method. Static Methods do not require an instance of the class and are called using the class name, while Class Methods can access or modify class attributes and use 'cls' as the first parameter. Property Methods allow methods to be accessed like attributes without parentheses, providing a way to define read-only properties.

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Understanding Python Method Types

The document explains different types of methods in Python: Static Method, Class Method, and Property Method. Static Methods do not require an instance of the class and are called using the class name, while Class Methods can access or modify class attributes and use 'cls' as the first parameter. Property Methods allow methods to be accessed like attributes without parentheses, providing a way to define read-only properties.

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Static Method

Class Method

Instance Method
Static Method: It is a method inside class that doesn’t use self
(which refers to object).It does some work and can be directly
using the class name . You don’t have to create object.
✓ It is utility/helper method.
Example
class Calcualtor:
@staticmethod
def add(a,b) #self is not used
return a+b
result=[Link](5,4)#object is not created
Print(“Result:”,result)
Without Static Method:
class Calculator:
def add(self,a,b):
return a+b
calc=Calculator()
Print([Link](5,3))
Use @staticmethod when your function belongs to the class
but doesn’t need to access any object or class data.
Class Method: is used when a method needs to access or
change the class itself , not a specific object of class.
• It takes cls as the first parameter instead of self.
• self refers to object.
• cls refers to the class.
Example
class Student:
school_name=‘city school’
@classmethod
def get_school(cls):
return cls.school_name
#call class method without creating object
Print(Student.get_school())
#output:City School
How to change class attributes?
Class Person:
name=‘anynomous’
@classmethod
def changename(cls,name):
[Link]=name
p1=person
P1=person()
[Link](‘Rahul Khan’)
print([Link]) #output:Rahul Khan

print([Link])
OR
class student:
name="anonymous"
def changename(self,name):
self.__class__.name="Rahul"
p1=student()
[Link](“kajol")
print([Link])
output=Rahul
•name = "anonymous" is a class variable (shared across all instances of the class).
• self.__class.__name =“Rahul” modifies the class variable not the
instance variable.
• So,even though you are passing ‘kajol”as a parameter,its not being
[Link] the value “Rahul” is hardcoded and assigned to
class variable.
Class Decorator:is a function that takes class as input,modifies and
enchances it return a new or modified class . Example @staticmethod,
@classmethod,@propertymethod.
Property Method:is a built_in feature that allows you to define a
method and access it like an attribute without using parenthesis.
class Student:
def __init__(self,phy,chem,math):
[Link]=phy
[Link]=chem
[Link]=math
@property
def percentage(self):
return str(([Link]+[Link]+[Link])/3)+"%"
s1=Student(23,45,67)
print([Link])
[Link]=86
print([Link])
print([Link])#parenthesis is not used for method it is used as attribute.
OUTPUT:45.0%
66.0%

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