[Python-Dev] Re: @deprecated (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Wed Mar 9 10:16:28 CET 2005

Greg Ward <gward at python.net> writes:

On 08 March 2005, Michael Chermside said:

Greg writes: > This is one of my top two Java features [1]. ... > [1] The other is compiler recognition of "@deprecated" in doc comments.

Hmm... what a good idea! Let's see... what exactly does "@deprecated" DO in Java? Why it causes the compiler to emit a warning if you use the function in question. Not a bad idea. Isn't it, though? Amusingly enough, the syntax is even the same in Python: [...code omitted...] Cooool. So simple, and yet so powerful. One might even call it Pythonic!

One difference: I imagine (hope!) the java compiler would complain if the deprecated function is referenced, whereas the python version only complains if it is called...

Cheers, mwh

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