Python quick tips for beginners from ChatGBT

In Python, there are three types of methods in a class: instance methods, class methods, and static methods. Let’s explore the differences between class methods and instance methods:

1. Instance Method:
   • An instance method is the most common type of method in Python classes. It takes the instance (self) as its first parameter and can access and modify the instance state.

class MyClass:
def instance_method(self):

print("This is an instance method")
# Create an instance and call the instance method
obj = MyClass()
obj.instance_method()


2. New-Style Class Method (Alternative Terminology):

class MyClass:

    class_variable = "I am a class variable"



    @classmethod

    def class_method(cls):

        print("This is a class method")

        print(cls.class_variable)



# Call the class method on the class

MyClass.class_method()

In summary, instance methods are associated with the instance of the class and can access instance-specific data, class methods are associated with the class and can access and modify class-level data, and new-style class method is just another term for a class method in the context of Python 3 and new-style classes.