On Feb 25, 2:08 pm, "Chris Carter" <cdcar... / gmail.com> wrote: > > Generally speaking, if you only have 1 or 2 class methods you use the > self.method syntax, and if you have a lot of class methods you use the > class<<self syntax OK, Chris -- I'll bite: why the preference for 1 or 2 class methods using "def self.my_method_name" over having many using the "class << self..."? Thanks, in advance, jmb-d