[Python] Access `self` in classmethod when instance (self) calls classmethod

Is it possible to access the object instance in a Python @classmethod annotated function when the call occurs via the instance itself rather than the class?

class Foo(object):
def __init__(self, text):
self.text = text

@classmethod
def bar(cls):
return None

print(Foo.bar())

foo = Foo('foo')
# If possible, I'd like to return "foo"
print(foo.bar())



I'm working around limitations of a library which calls a class method via the instance (rather than the class) and was hoping I could somehow workaround the fact that I can only access the class in bar(cls) (I'd to access the instance to access .text). I don't think that's possible, but I thought I'd ask (I couldn't unearth something on the internet either for such a niche request).

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