[Python-Dev] PEP 318 - function/method/class decoration (original) (raw)

Bernhard Herzog bh at intevation.de
Sat Mar 6 12:42:40 EST 2004

Bob Ippolito <bob at redivi.com> writes:

On Mar 6, 2004, at 12:17 PM, Bernhard Herzog wrote:

Bob Ippolito <bob at redivi.com> writes:

This proposed new syntax is:

funcdef: 'def' NAME parameters ['[' exprlist ']' ] ':' suite classdef: 'class' NAME ['(' testlist ')'] ['[' exprlist ']'] ':' suite Why are the decorators an exprlist while the base classes are a testlist? The testlist is the list of base classes.. In both cases, the decorators are an '[' exprlist ']'

That much was obvious enough :). What I meant was: Why are the decorators an exprlist and not a testlist? The base classes are a test list and the elements of a list-literal that (listmaker in Grammar) are effectively a testlist too, so it's not obvious why the decorators should not also be a testlist.

Bernhard

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