| Class Method | Static Method |
| requires “cls” as first parameter | does not require parameters |
| has the ability to access the state of object | does not influence the state of the object |
| method decorated with @classmethod | method decorated with @staticmethod |
| they can be used to create objects | can be only used as a helper method |
| More about @classmethod | More about @staticmethod |
| Abstract Method |
| requires to import abc package and abc.ABC as first parameter |
| cannot be instanted, gives TypeError is tried to instantiate Abstract Class |
| method decorated with @abstractmethod |
| can be used as super class and implementation should be in subclass |
| More about @abstractmethod |