[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 318: Decorators last before colon (original) (raw)

Phillip J. Eby pje at telecommunity.com
Thu Apr 1 12:47:11 EST 2004

At 09:08 AM 4/1/04 -0800, Michel Pelletier wrote:

Later, Guido said:

> 3) Prefix suite (could use a different keyword than 'decorate'): > > decorate: > funcattrs(foo=42) > deprecated > overrides > classmethod > def foo(cls, arg1, arg2): > pass

I don't really like it, but it's the only one that looks like Python to me. Otherwise, I vote last-before-colon. Line-preceding-def would be my last choice.

There is another option:

 as [classmethod]
 def blah(cls):
     ...

 as [singleton]
 class SignalManager:
     ...

 as [implementorOf(IFoo, forTypes=[Bar])]
 class FooToBarAdapter:
     ...

and it could also be on the same line, e.g.:

 as [classmethod] def blah(cls):
     ...

It reads a bit better with function definitions than with classes, but it's not too bad. It's more of a replacement for the *[decorators] syntax than the 'decorate:' syntax, but it's an English word rather than a symbol, which brings back a bit more of the "Python look and feel".

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