python: Use a module function as a static method

Question

Consider the following code:

from module import some_function
class SomeClass:
    @staticmethod
    def class_function(*args, **kwargs):
        return some_function(*args, **kwargs)

The static method is simply an class wrapper to module.some_function. Why can't I do this with simple variable assignment.

from module import some_function
class SomeClass:
    class_function = some_function

Now, class_function is no longer a staticmethod, and also the decorator can't be used. Is there a way around this?

Cheers.

jwodder · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-30 00:49:15Z

3

Use staticmethod the non-decorator way:

from module import some_function
class SomeClass:
    class_function = staticmethod(some_function)

answered Aug 30, 2015 at 0:49

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ahmohamed Over a year ago

Awesome. I knew it should be this way, just didn't know how wrap the decorator in a correct way. Thanks!

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