Python: What is the difference between a class attribute and a static attribute?

In Python, class attribute and static attribute are the same thing — an attribute of the class, not the instance.

1class User:
2    # Class attribute
3    role = "user"
4
5    def __init__(self, name):
6        self.name = name  # Instance attribute

Access:

• Via class: User.role.
• Via instance: u.role (if not overridden in instance).