[Python-Dev] Call for defense of @decorators (original) (raw)

Skip Montanaro skip at pobox.com
Thu Aug 5 20:38:52 CEST 2004 

>> With regard to the PEP, I thought there were two volunteers who
>> mentioned an intent to work on it in the past week; if they are not
>> still doing so, I'd be happy to at least add the issues with "def
>> decorator functionname()" that I remember (visual confusion for
>> decorators w/arguments, tool confusion for existing tools).

Guido> Please do (or coordinate with Skip who seems to have attracted
Guido> this volunteer position).

I volunteered simply because my name is currently on the PEP as one of its authors. One of the loudest cries on c.l.py came from someone (Edward Ream I think) complaining that the PEP as it currently stands doesn't really describe the changes that were just checked in. I can't really fault him for it. Had I (or associated with the PEP in the past) been alerted, I think that particular complaint could have been avoided.

I do have Anthony's latest updates and will try to factor them into the PEP this evening. If others have editing suggestions, getting them to me earlier is better than later.

Skip

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