text_combined: armin ronacher xpfqflqqwkygsactive4com hi guido van rossum pythonorg writes staticmethod thing isnt new thats also case 2x staticmethod hasnt changed method past classmethod gave unbound method get function back static method super thing case practicality beats purity note pay small measurable cost implicit __class__ implemented cell variable mechanism used nested scopes wouldnt want introduce unless used agree super lot easier work regular way call fact breaks _super super impossible emulate within python regards armin _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 061445 0000 pythondev problems new super