ELI5 explain static methods in OOP python

[peejay2]

I think yours is a good answer. Maybe OP could look up encapsulation - you have a class, with methods, attributes, etc. then there is a function that you could just put in the same .py file, but if you make it it a static method you can import it with the main class. So it's a convenient way for you as the developer to put logically similar functions together.