.. _singledispatch-method:

singledispatch-method / E1519
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**Message emitted:**

``singledispatch decorator should not be used with methods, use singledispatchmethod instead.``

**Description:**

*singledispatch should decorate functions and not class/instance methods. Use singledispatchmethod for those cases.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/s/singledispatch-method/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/s/singledispatch-method/good.py
   :language: python





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