What are instance methods?

Can you explain what instance methods are in programming?

Sure! Instance methods are functions defined in a class that operate on instances of that class.

How do they differ from class methods?

Class methods operate on the class itself rather than on instances. They are defined with a decorator like @classmethod.

Can you give me an example of an instance method?

Absolutely! For example, in a class Dog, an instance method could be bark(), which makes a specific dog instance bark.

What about static methods? How do they fit in?

Static methods don't operate on instances or the class itself. They are defined with @staticmethod and can be called on the class directly.