[Python-Dev] Re: Decorators: vertical bar syntax (original) (raw)

Paul Moore pf_moore at yahoo.co.uk
Mon Aug 9 19:42:37 CEST 2004

Jeremy Hylton <jhylton at gmail.com> writes:

On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 00:35:17 -0400, Edward Loper <edloper at gradient.cis.upenn.edu> wrote:

The new "vertical bar" syntax was proposed recently, and has gotten almost unanimously positive feedback. In particular, of 17 responses to the syntax, only one has been negative (see table, below). I dislike it. It's not as friendly or visible as the @.

I prefer @ but am willing to accept | as a compromise. I'd be interested to know if that sentiment (which I think I've expressed before) was one of those that Edward counted as "non-negative"...

Paul.

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