[Python-Dev] None as a keyword / class methods

[Christian Tismer]

Mark Hammond wrote:
> 
> ...
> > If None becomes a keyword, I would like to ask whether it could be used to
> > signal that a method is a class method, as opposed to an instance method:
> >
> >     def classMethod(None, arg):
> >         ...equivalent of C++ 'static'...
> ...
> 
> > I'd also like to ask (separately) that assignment to None be defined as a
> > no-op, so that programmers can write:
> >
> >     year, month, None, None, None, None, weekday, None, None =
> > gmtime(time())
> 
> In the vernacular of a certain Mr Stein...
> 
> +2 on both of these :-)

me 2, äh 1.5...

The assignment no-op seems to be ok. Having None as a place
holder for static methods creates the problem that we loose
compatibility with ordinary functions.
What I would propose instead is:

make the parameter name "self" mandatory for methods, and turn
everything else into a static method. This does not change
function semantics, but just the way the method binding works.

> [Although I do believe "static method" is a better name than "penguin" :-]

pynguin

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