[Python-Dev] Re: Decorators after 'def' should be reconsidered (original) (raw)
Delaney, Timothy C (Timothy) tdelaney at avaya.com
Fri Aug 13 01:25:36 CEST 2004
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Barry Warsaw wrote:
On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 15:14, Skip Montanaro wrote:
I think '*' is syntactically available for this use. That was one of the characters I tried back when I was looking for @ alternatives. For some reason I can't explain, this one just rubs me the wrong way. i'll-let-tim-psychoanalyze-the-reasons-why-ly y'rs,
Well, not the Tim you were thinking of, but ...
I think the reason * doesn't work is that it is partially superscripted in most fonts.
For example, compare:
*deco
@deco
-deco@ and - are vertically centred with the text. However, * is positioned slightly above the text.
Tim Delaney
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