class Dates:
    def __init__(self, date):
    	self.date = date

    def get_date(self):
    	return self.date

    @staticmethod
    def format_date_with_dashes(date):
      	# Replace / with -
    	return date.replace("/", "-")


slash_date = "10/20/2024"
# Calling format_date_with_dashes() like any other function, but preceded by it's class name
dash_date = Dates.format_date_with_dashes(slash_date)

print(dash_date)  # 10-20-2024