[TECH DEBT]: TreeHelper uses classmethods instead of staticmethod's for utitility functions

[JCZuurmond]

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Problem statement

TreeHelper uses classmethods instead of staticmethod's for utitility functions which is an uncommon use for classmethods

For example, from geek for geeks

When to use the class or static method?

• We generally use the class method to create factory methods. Factory methods return class objects ( similar to a constructor ) for different use cases.
• We generally use static methods to create utility functions.

Proposed Solution

Use staticmethod's instead

Additional Context

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