[Python-Dev] Re: def fn (args) [dec,dec]: (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Fri Aug 6 22:40:36 CEST 2004

On Fri, Aug 06, 2004, Jeremy Hylton wrote:

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 07:45:51 -0700, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:

[Anthony]

I'm having trouble finding a single piece from you where you outline the problems you have with the [decorators] after args, before :. Could you possibly post a message to python-dev stating your problems with it? It's the major one I've been unable to find your objections to. And nobody else has expressed their objections to it either? :-) I thought it was obvious that this option was not acceptable.

It's not obvious to me, but given Guido's concerns, what are the arguments against

def foo [deco1(xyz), deco2] (arg1, arg2, *args, **kwargs):

Since all functions MUST have a parameter list, everyone knows to keep scanning after the decorators.

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