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+execfile("globals.py")
+
+#######################################################################
+#
+# static - MakeStatic and MakeClass
+#
+# These functions are used to make all the instance methods in a class
+# into static or class methods.
+#
+
+class StaticMethodsError(Exception):
+	pass
+
+def MakeStatic(cls):
+	"""turn instance methods into static ones
+
+	The methods (that don't begin with _) of any class that
+	subclasses this will be turned into static methods.
+
+	"""
+	for name in dir(cls):
+		if name[0] != "_":
+			cls.__dict__[name] = staticmethod(cls.__dict__[name])
+
+
+def MakeClass(cls):
+	"""Turn instance methods into classmethods.  Ignore _ like above"""
+	for name in dir(cls):
+		if name[0] != "_":
+			cls.__dict__[name] = classmethod(cls.__dict__[name])