How to create a utility class correctly [closed]

Question

I have a file that is meant to be a utility file. The file should contain a lot of static methods.

Should I define the methods inside a class this way:

#utility.py class utility(object):     @staticmethod     def method1(a,b,c):         pass      @staticmethod     def method2(a,b,c):         pass 

or use it like this (without a class):

#utility.py def method1(a,b,c):     pass  def method2(a,b,c):     pass 

Answer 1

The second option is the modus operandi in Python. I mean, if all you're doing is importing functions, then you can do something like this:

from utility import some_func 

which will import your function.

Best practice is if you're using only static functions, then just put them in the global namespace of a separate module, it will make your life a lot easier. What you're trying to do is make objects and just fill them in with static methods. Why do this, when you can just define the functions in a .py file?

In fact, what you're trying to do has been done. You're trying to store away some good utility functions. Well, python-requests, is a third party library that is just adored by the majority of Pythonistas just does this. It stores away its good utility functions in a separate module. Here is the example.