[Python-Dev] Semantics of decorators? (original) (raw)

Simon Percivall s.percivall at chello.se
Wed Aug 11 17:23:12 CEST 2004

On 2004-08-11, at 17.05, Edward C. Jones wrote:

In the development docs, Python Reference Manual, 7.5, it says:

A function definition may be wrapped by one or more decorator expressions. Decorator expressions are evaluated when the function is defined, in the scope that contains the function definition. The result must be a callable, which is invoked with the function object as the only argument. The returned value is bound to the function name instead of the function object. If there are multiple decorators, they are applied in reverse order. Does this completely describe the semantics of decorators?

"applied in reverse order" might be a bit ambiguous. Reverse order to what? To their definition?, to their proximity to the function?

//Simon

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