classmethod in python code example

Example 1: class methods in python

from datetime import date

# random Person
class Person:
    def __init__(self, name, age):
        self.name = name
        self.age = age

    @classmethod
    def fromBirthYear(cls, name, birthYear):
        return cls(name, date.today().year - birthYear)

    def display(self):
        print(self.name + "'s age is: " + str(self.age))

person = Person('Adam', 19)
person.display()

person1 = Person.fromBirthYear('John',  1985)
person1.display()

Example 2: python: @classmethod

class Float:
    def __init__(self, amount):
        self.amount = amount

    def __repr__(self):
        return f'<Float {self.amount:.3f}>'

    @classmethod
    def from_sum(cls, value_1, value_2):
        return cls(value_1 + value_2)


class Dollar(Float):
    def __init__(self, amount):
        super().__init__(amount)
        self.symbol = '€'

    def __repr__(self):
        return f'<Euro {self.symbol}{self.amount:.2f}>'


print(Dollar.from_sum(1.34653, 2.49573))

Example 3: class methods parameters python

class Foo          (object):
    # ^class name  #^ inherits from object

    bar = "Bar" #Class attribute.

    def __init__(self):
        #        #^ The first variable is the class instance in methods.  
        #        #  This is called "self" by convention, but could be any name you want.
        #^ double underscore (dunder) methods are usually special.  This one 
        #  gets called immediately after a new instance is created.

        self.variable = "Foo" #instance attribute.
        print self.variable, self.bar  #<---self.bar references class attribute
        self.bar = " Bar is now Baz"   #<---self.bar is now an instance attribute
        print self.variable, self.bar  

    def method(self, arg1, arg2):
        #This method has arguments.  You would call it like this:  instance.method(1, 2)
        print "in method (args):", arg1, arg2
        print "in method (attributes):", self.variable, self.bar


a = Foo() # this calls __init__ (indirectly), output:
                 # Foo bar
                 # Foo  Bar is now Baz
print a.variable # Foo
a.variable = "bar"
a.method(1, 2) # output:
               # in method (args): 1 2
               # in method (attributes): bar  Bar is now Baz
Foo.method(a, 1, 2) #<--- Same as a.method(1, 2).  This makes it a little more explicit what the argument "self" actually is.

class Bar(object):
    def __init__(self, arg):
        self.arg = arg
        self.Foo = Foo()

b = Bar(a)
b.arg.variable = "something"
print a.variable # something
print b.Foo.variable # Foo

Example 4: class methods in python

@classmethod
def func(cls, args...)

Example 5: python classmethod

class point:
	def __init__(self, x, y):
    	self.x = x
        self.y = y
        
    @classmethod
    def zero(cls):
    	return cls(0, 0)
        
    def print(self):
    	print(f"x: {self.x}, y: {self.y}")
        
p1 = point(1, 2)
p2 = point().zero()
print(p1.print())
print(p2.print())

Example 6: python classmethod

# classmethod example
In [20]: class MyClass:
    ...:     @classmethod
    ...:     def set_att(cls, value):
    ...:         cls.att = value
    ...:

In [21]: MyClass.set_att(1)

In [22]: MyClass.att
Out[22]: 1

In [23]: obj = MyClass()

In [24]: obj.att
Out[24]: 1

In [25]: obj.set_att(3)

In [26]: obj.att
Out[26]: 3

In [27]: MyClass.att
Out[27]: 3