[Tutor] what is @classmethod and @staticmethod ??

[Tony Cappellini]

>  I don't use classmethods so I can't discuss that. For staticmethods,
>  suppose I have in foo.py

Where is the word "staticmethod" in the example below? Where is it used?
This is what I was hoping to see.

>
>  class Foo(object):
>    # Lots of useful stuff
>
>
>  In client.py I have
>
>  from foo import Foo
>
>  # Do interesting things with Foo
>
>
>  Now perhaps I need a function
>  doSomethingRelatedToFoo()
>  that belongs in foo.py but doesn't have to be an instance method - it is
>  just a related function. I could make this a module function and change
>  client.py to read
>
>  from foo import Foo, doSomethingRelatedToFoo
>
>  doSomethingRelatedToFoo()
>
>
>  or I could make doSomethingRelatedToFoo a staticmethod, then I don't
>  have to change the import statement, I can access
>  doSomethingRelatedToFoo() through the already-imported Foo class:
>
>  Foo.doSomethingRelatedToFoo()
>
>  It's a pretty small difference but I like keeping the import simple and
>  not having to change it when I add doSomethingRelatedToFoo() to foo.py.
>
>  Kent
>