Static classes in Python

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rynd picture rynd · Apr 30, 2012 · Viewed 31.7k times · Source

I once read (I think on a page from Microsoft) that it's a good way to use static classes, when you don't NEED two or more instances of a class.

I'm writing a program in Python. Is it a bad style, if I use @classmethod for every method of a class?

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Gareth Latty picture Gareth Latty · Apr 30, 2012

Generally, usage like this is better done by just using functions in a module, without a class at all.

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