class A(object): x = 0 def say_hi(self): pass @staticmethod def say_hi_static(): pass @classmethod def say_hi_class(cls): pass def run_self(self): self.x += 1 print self.x # outputs 1 self.say_hi() self.say_hi_static() self.say_hi_class() @staticmethod def run_static(): print A.x # outputs 0 # A.say_hi() # wrong A.say_hi_static() A.say_hi_class() @classmethod def run_class(cls): print cls.x # outputs 0 # cls.say_hi() # wrong cls.say_hi_static() cls.say_hi_class() obj = A() obj.run_self() obj.run_static() obj.run_class() # A.run_self() # wrong A.run_static() A.run_class()