In python how to get name of a class inside its static method

Question

how to get name of a class inside static method, i have inheritance and want name of derived class

IN following example what shall be there in place of XXX in method my_name()

class snake()    @staticmethod    def my_name():         print XXX.__name___  class python (snake)    pass class cobra (snake)    pass  python.my_name() # I want output to be python  cobra.my_name()    # I want output to be cobra 

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure that this is impossible for a static method. Use a class method instead:

class Snake(object):     @classmethod     def my_name(cls):           print cls.__name__ 

Answer 2

A static method in Python is for all intents and purposes just a function. It knows nothing about the class, so you should not do it. It's probably possible, most things tend do be. But it's Wrong. :)

And in this case, you clearly do care about the class, so you don't want a static method. So use a class method.