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Python: Which statement about staticmethod vs classmethod is the strongest interview answer?

Difficulty:

Easy

Questions:

1

Time Limit:

2 minutes

Passing Score:

100%

Question

Which statement about staticmethod vs classmethod is the strongest interview answer?

  1. staticmethod vs classmethod is mostly a naming style choice and has little effect on runtime behavior or design tradeoffs.
  2. A staticmethod behaves like a namespaced function on the class, while a classmethod receives the class and can participate in alternative construction.
  3. staticmethod vs classmethod exists mainly to reduce the number of files in a Python project.
  4. staticmethod vs classmethod matters only for frontend scripting and not for backend or automation code.

Hint

Start with the core rule behind staticmethod vs classmethod.

Answer and rationale

Correct answer: B. A staticmethod behaves like a namespaced function on the class, while a classmethod receives the class and can participate in alternative construction.

A staticmethod behaves like a namespaced function on the class, while a classmethod receives the class and can participate in alternative construction. This is the base concept interviewers commonly test first.

Track: Python