[Python-Dev] method decorators (PEP 318) (original) (raw)

Mark Russell marktrussell at btopenworld.com
Sat Mar 27 13:47:09 EST 2004

On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 18:26, Skip Montanaro wrote:

I would propose a counterargument. Placing it between the argument list and the colon puts it "close enough" to the "def".

Absolutely. Another point: the most common use of a function signature is reading it to see how to call the function. For this, classmethod is not that important -- it doesn't affect how you call the function, only how it is defined. The only effect on the call is "can I call this with just a class rather than an instance" - someone wanting an answer to that question is quite capable of reading to the end of a def line.

Given that classmethod and staticmethod are probably about as significant as function modifiers get, putting them right next to the def is giving them way too much prominence (and I use classmethod quite a lot).

Mark Russell

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