[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 318: Decorators last before colon (original) (raw)

Samuele Pedroni pedronis at bluewin.ch
Wed Mar 31 08:10:47 EST 2004

At 21:52 30.03.2004 -0500, Terry Reedy wrote:

[[decorator]] # easy enough to type, or

this already just valid syntax today

# almost as easy, or <>

Is there near precedent in other languages that I don't know of?

VB.NET uses <...> for .NET attributes instead of [...].

OTOH <...> is a usual syntax for parametrized types, e.g. C++ templates, Java,C# generics and others

It seems VB.NET will use a syntax with (...) for that.

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