New to Python: Features

[Richard Blackwood]

G. S. Hayes wrote:

>Josiah Carlson <jcarlson at uci.edu> wrote in message news:<mailman.4319.1096957126.5135.python-list at python.org>...
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>>>How come Python always complains when I don't include the self parameter
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>>>in an object method?  Your code doesn't work on my interpreter.
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>>I don't know what is wrong with your interpreter...
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>Wasn't staticmethod added somewhat recently (2.2 timeframe?)?  If so,
>maybe he has an older version installed...
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I think it is 2.1 or something like that.