class Critter(object):
"""A virtual pet"""
total = 0
def status():
print "\nThe total number of critters is", Critter.total
status = staticmethod(status)
def __init__(self, name):
print "A critter has been born!"
self.name = name
Critter.total += 1
#main
print "Accessing the class attribute Critter.total:",
print Critter.total
print "\nCreating critters."
crit1 = Critter("critter 1")
crit2 = Critter("critter 2")
crit3 = Critter("critter 3")
Critter.status()
print "\nAccessing the class attribute through an object:",
print crit1.total
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