Python — Difference between abstractmethod and staticmethod

Explore the abstractmethod and staticmethod decorators

Python decorators are crucial to enhance the functionality of a function or method. The @abstractmethod and @staticmethod have different purposes altogether. The difference between them must be known to write clean code that is effective.

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what is abstractmethod?

The @abstractmethod decorator is part of Python’s abc module. It is used to define methods that must be implemented by subclasses of an abstract base class (ABC). If a subclass does not implement an abstract method, it cannot be instantiated.

Key points:

1. Used in ABC(Abstract Base Class)
2. An abstractmethod is a method that doesn’t have an implementation
3. It Acts as a blue print for the methods a subclass has to implement
4. Promotes reuse and flexibility.
5. Forces implementation in the derived classes.

Example:

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1. In above example “Vehicle” class is an abstract…