Explanation

• Static methods and class methods are both methods that belong to the class itself rather than instances of the class.
• Static Method: Doesn’t take self or cls as its first argument. It can be called on the class itself or instances, but it doesn’t modify class state or instance state.
• Class Method: Takes cls as its first argument and can modify class-level attributes. It is called on the class itself.

Steps

• Define a @staticmethod for a static method that doesn’t need class or instance data.
• Define a @classmethod for a class method that can modify class-level attributes.

class MyClass:
    count = 0  # Class attribute
 
    @staticmethod
    def static_method():
        print("This is a static method.")
 
    @classmethod
    def class_method(cls):
        cls.count += 1
        print(f"Class method called. Count is now {cls.count}")
 
# Calling static and class methods
MyClass.static_method()  # Output: This is a static method.
MyClass.class_method()  # Output: Class method called. Count is now 1