Is Python’s count() a function or a method? It says here that it is a function.
But isn’t it really a method?
| METHODS | FUNCTIONS |
|---|---|
| Methods definitions are always present inside a class. | We don’t need a class to define a function. |
| Methods are associated with the objects of the class they belong to. | Functions are not associated with any object. |
| A method is called ‘on’ an object. We cannot invoke it just by its name | We can invoke a function just by its name. |
| Methods can operate on the data of the object they associate with | Functions operate on the data you pass to them as arguments. |
| Methods are dependent on the class they belong to. | Functions are independent entities in a program. |
| A method requires to have ‘self’ as its first argument. | Functions do not require any ‘self’ argument. They can have zero or more arguments. |
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