Static methods in Python?

Question

Is it possible to have static methods in Python which I could call without initializing a class, like:

ClassName.static_method()

Answer 1

Python Static methods can be created in two ways.

1. Using staticmethod()

   class Arithmetic:
       def add(x, y):
           return x + y
   # create add static method
   Arithmetic.add = staticmethod(Arithmetic.add)
   
   print('Result:', Arithmetic.add(15, 10))
   

Output:

Result: 25

2. Using @staticmethod

   class Arithmetic:
   
   # create add static method
   @staticmethod
   def add(x, y):
       return x + y
   
   print('Result:', Arithmetic.add(15, 10))
   

Output:

Result: 25