[Python-Dev] Decorators: vertical bar syntax (original) (raw)

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Sat Aug 7 07:14:39 CEST 2004

On Aug 7, 2004, at 12:35 AM, Edward Loper wrote:

The new "vertical bar" syntax was proposed recently, and has gotten almost unanimously positive feedback. In particular, of 17 responses to the syntax, only one has been negative (see table, below).

The one negative comment was that "|" can look similar to "I" or "l", depending on the font; but it's only an issue for some fonts, and it should be largely mitigated by syntax-highlighting. -1 Bob Ippolito .../2004-August/047200.html

I'm actually -0, it doesn't really bother me, but I saw the potential issue immediately. When the | is viewed with common fonts in email, web pages, or maybe even print (if done semi-carelessly) it has the potential to be confusing.

-bob

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