>>> # _______________________________________________________________
>>> # bound methods are implemented using .__get__
>>> def f(self, x):
...       return self + x
...
>>> method = f.__get__(1, int)
>>> method
<bound method int.f of 1>
>>> method(14)
15
>>> l = []
>>> app = l.append
>>> app(12)
>>> app
<built-in method append of list object at 0x834f3cc>
>>> app(12)
>>> app(12)
>>> app(12)
>>> l
[12, 12, 12, 12]
>>>
>>> # _______________________________________________________________
>>> # implementing static methods using __get__
>>> class Staticmethod(object):
...     def __init__(self, f):
...         self.f = f
...     def __get__(self, *args):
...         return self.f
...
>>> def static():
...       return 41
...
>>> class X(object):
...      f = Staticmethod(static)
...
>>> x = X()
>>> x.f
<function static at 0x834edf4>
>>> x.f()
41
>>> class X(object):
...      def f():
...          print 42
...          return 45
...      f = Staticmethod(f)
...
>>> x = X()
>>> x.f()
42
45
>>> X.f
<function f at 0x834ee64>
>>> X.f()
42
45
>>> X.__dict__['f']
<__main__.Staticmethod object at 0x834f8ec>
>>> X.f()
42
45
>>> # _______________________________________________________________
>>> # implementing a property using __get__
>>> class ReadProperty(object):
...     def __init__(self, f):
...         self.f = f
...     def __get__(self, inst, cls):
...         return self.f(inst)
...
>>> class Y(object):
...      def f(self):
...           return self.x * 14
...      f = ReadProperty(f)
...
>>> y = Y()
>>> y.x = 2
>>> y.f
28
>>> y.x = 7
>>> y.f
98
>>>