From b3372481b6cae5766330b041c4622c28cee2119f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Serhiy Storchaka Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 16:56:33 +0300 Subject: gh-117903: Clarify that the staticmethod descriptor is callable (GH-117925) --- Doc/library/functions.rst | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index e598ef4..be3a64c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1733,8 +1733,9 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. :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()``). Moreover, they can be called as regular - functions (such as ``f()``). + an instance (such as ``C().f()``). + Moreover, the static method :term:`descriptor` is also callable, so it can + be used in the class definition (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 -- cgit v0.12