https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b3372481b6cae5766330b041c4622c28cee2119f
commit: b3372481b6cae5766330b041c4622c28cee2119f
branch: main
author: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
committer: serhiy-storchaka <[email protected]>
date: 2024-05-02T16:56:33+03:00
summary:
gh-117903: Clarify that the staticmethod descriptor is callable (GH-117925)
files:
M Doc/library/functions.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index e598ef423de497..be3a64cf41b425 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
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