Inconsistency in Programming FAQ

[gregoryp]

BPO	1421839
Nosy	@loewis, @akuchling, @birkenfeld

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[gregoryp]

http://python.org/doc/faq/programming.html

1.6.8 How do I create static class data and static
class methods?
...
Static methods are possible when you're using new-style
classes:

class C:
    def static(arg1, arg2, arg3):
        # No 'self' parameter!
        ...
    static = staticmethod(static)

• Shouldn't it look like class C(object)?
• it would be nice to mention decorators here

[loewis]

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Did you try it out? It works. The comment "new-style
classes" is misleading - what it really should say is that
you need a Python version that has staticmethod.

Andrew, this is your text: would you like to correct it?

[birkenfeld]

Fixed in my pydotorg tree, will commit ASAP.