[Python-Dev] request: add keywords for static and class methods only [related to decorators discussion] (original) (raw)

Doug Holton d.holton at vanderbilt.edu
Fri Aug 6 19:13:16 CEST 2004

After reading some posts here and the wiki page discussing the decorators: http://www.python.org/moin/PythonDecorators One idea that some people have suggested is to separate out standard uses for decorators like function metadata, vs. built-in features of python, like static methods and class methods.

So I'm suggesting, don't use decorators for static and class methods.

Perhaps for 2.5 or whenever, we should add keyword support for built-in features, just like java:

These two keywords at least:

def static mymethod (arg1, arg2): ....

def classmethod mymethod( cls, arg1, arg2 ): ....

And then you have to decide if you want to support other java built-in features and keywords like private, protected, public, synchronized.

See the bottom of the wiki page for ideas for the long term future that combine these keywords with decorators and other possible features.

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