[Python-Dev] PEP 318: Can't we all just get along? (original) (raw)

Kevin Smith Kevin.Smith at theMorgue.org
Wed Aug 18 22:13:35 CEST 2004

On Aug 18, 2004, at 3:51 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote:

Is @syntax really SO horrible that you propose that we make decorators near useless to most but more "aesthetically pleasing" to some?

That's kind of a loaded question. I don't think that this simpler syntax is "near useless." It fulfills pretty much all of the problems that the original PEP aimed to fix. And, I don't mean to be rude, but yes the @syntax is that horrible.

Do you use a significant amount of decorators now?

I used them enough to write the PEP in the first place, and I would use them even more if there were a better syntax for them.

Do you plan to use them much in the future? It seems to me that most people who argue against the sensible and flexible syntaxes are the same people who will rarely if ever use decorators at all...

Kevin Smith Kevin.Smith at sas.com

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