Unlike class and instance methods, static methods don't receive an implicit first argument. Nonetheless naming the first argument ``++self++`` or ``++cls++`` guarantees confusion - either on the part of the original author, who may never understand why the arguments don't hold the values he expected, or on that of future maintainers. == Noncompliant Code Example ---- class MyClass: @staticmethod def s_meth(self, arg1, arg2): #Noncompliant # ... ---- == Compliant Solution ---- class MyClass: @staticmethod def s_meth(arg1, arg2): #Noncompliant # ... ---- ifdef::rspecator-view[] == Comments And Links (visible only on this page) include::comments-and-links.adoc[] endif::rspecator-view[]