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

Greg Ewing greg at cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Sun Apr 4 21:23:53 EDT 2004

Ka-Ping Yee <python-dev at zesty.ca>:

Putting the [decorator] on a separate line before the function changes the stakes entirely. It sets aside real functional issues in favour of aesthetics.

Not only that, but I think the aesthetics of this version are worse than anything that's been considered before. It strikes me as deeply wrong and un-Pythonic -- so much so that I can't understand why Guido is even considering it.

Was he abducted by aliens the other night and given a personality transplant or something? It's the only plausible explanation I can think of.

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