[Python-Dev] PEP 318 restrictions on elements (original) (raw)

[Python-Dev] PEP 318 - generality of list; restrictions on elements

Skip Montanaro skip at pobox.com
Mon Mar 8 15:53:24 EST 2004 

Tim> BTW, I have to say that looking at it, I don't like the decorator
Tim> before the arguments. I'm immediately trying to read it as:

Tim>     func (decorator) ...

Tim> It's something I think I could eventually get used to, but I don't
Tim> find it very readable. I guess there's not enough languages that do
Tim> something like that.

Perhaps the Quixote folks can shed some light on their decision about decorator syntax when they created PTL. I suspect they gave some consideration to various alternatives before settling on decorator-before- the-arg. Andrew? Neil? Greg?

Skip

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