Update of /cvsroot/python/python/nondist/peps In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv16980 Modified Files: pep-0318.txt Log Message: Add Guido's proposal and patch. Index: pep-0318.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/nondist/peps/pep-0318.txt,v retrieving revision 1.9 retrieving revision 1.10 diff -C2 -d -r1.9 -r1.10 *** pep-0318.txt 31 Mar 2004 18:19:22 -0000 1.9 --- pep-0318.txt 1 Apr 2004 13:44:35 -0000 1.10 *************** *** 142,146 **** =================== ! A few other syntaxes have been proposed:: def func(arg1, arg2, ...) as dec1, dec2, ...: --- 142,146 ---- =================== ! Several other syntaxes have been proposed:: def func(arg1, arg2, ...) as dec1, dec2, ...: *************** *** 192,195 **** --- 192,209 ---- it would require the introduction of a new keyword. + Guido proposed and implementated a patch to support interpretation of + a `list of decorators`_ as a prefix to function definitions :: + + [dec1, dec2, ...] + def foo(arg1, arg2, ...): + pass + + This appears to be his current favorite, but negative sentiment runs + high, mostly because that syntax, though useless except for side + effects of the list, is already legal and thus creates a special case. + + .. _list of decorators: + http://python.org/sf/926860 + Current Implementation