[Chicago] New member and introducing myself.

[Brian Herman]

Yes, it can with the static method decorator!
Java:
public class foo_bar {
public static void foo(){ /*method body here */}
}
Python

class foo_bar(object):
    @staticmethod
    def foo(x):
        #method body here



On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Lewit, Douglas <d-lewit at neiu.edu> wrote:

> Hi there fellow Python enthusiasts,
>
> I just joined the group and would like to introduce myself.  I teach math
> part-time at Oakton Community College, and am currently enrolled in the
> second semester of Java at Northeastern Illinois University.  Java is okay,
> but my preference is for Python.  I think Python is a wonderful language
> for people coming from a Maple/Mathematica/Matlab background--such as
> myself.  I haven't taken any formal courses in Python, but am learning the
> language on my own through books and online tutorial videos.
>
> Quick question here.  In my Java course we just got done learning about
> static methods and non-static methods (although I'm still a little confused
> about their difference ).  I know that Python can be programmed using the
> OOP paradigm.  Does Python also have static methods and non-static methods?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best,
>
> Douglas Lewit
>
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Thanks,
Brian Herman
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