GDScript : Calling another static function inside a static function from a script calls its parent script's function instead of its own script's.

[rambda]

Godot version

3.5 beta2

System information

Windows 10

Issue description

In GDScript, when calling a static funtion from a script, or an instance of this script, which extends a parent script, you call the function from its * own * script, (instead of its parent script).

So in GDScript, static functions are polymorphic.

Similarly, when calling a static function from an instance of the script, if this static function func_a calls another static function func_b, func_a will call func_b from its * own * script , (instead of its parent script), too.

However, when calling the same static function from the script (instead of an instance), func_a will call the function func_b from its * parent * script, (rather than from its own script).

It doesn't seem quite consistent.

Steps to reproduce

tool
extends EditorScript

class Person:

	static func get_breath_skill_level():
		return 0

	static func get_pitch_accuracy():
		return 1

	static func get_sing_skill_level():
		return get_breath_skill_level() + get_pitch_accuracy()

	func breath():
		print("breath ordinarily,")

	func sing():
		breath()
		print("and sing.")


class Singer:
	extends Person

	static func get_breath_skill_level():
		return 5

	static func get_pitch_accuracy():
		return 5

	func breath():
		print("breath professionally,")



func _run():
	var singer_1 := Singer.new()
	singer_1.sing() # can breath professionally
	print("singer_1's sing skill level == ", singer_1.get_breath_skill_level()) # prints 5
	print("singer_1's sing skill level == ", singer_1.get_sing_skill_level()) # prints 10
	print("Singer's breath level == ", Singer.get_breath_skill_level()) # prints 5
	print("Singer's sing level == ", Singer.get_sing_skill_level()) # prints 1

Minimal reproduction project

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[AThousandShips]

Thank you for reporting, consolidating in:

• Static method override fails when call site is base script #72973

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See there for more details, if you think something was missed about this and it's not the same issue, please comment here and it can be reopened