Does Python have Class methods

[Magnus Lie Hetland]

"Alex Martelli" <aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9d9fk70gmr at news1.newsguy.com...
>
> Right, but that supports "static methods" a la C++ rather than "class
> methods" a la Smalltalk.  Another alternative for "static methods" is at
> http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook/Recipe/52304, for
> example.  Thomas Heller has also put up a Cookbook recipe, at
> http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook/Recipe/52311,
> which exemplifies how to support "real" (Smalltalk-ish) class methods.
>
>
> Alex

Thought I had answered this, but it seems my message didn't make it...
So I try again:

What about something like this:

   def double(self, x): return x*2

   class Math:
       double = double

This works like a class method, doesn't it?

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