Re: [Python-Dev] Decorator order implemented backwards?

Aug. 10, 2004


      James Y Knight wrote:
...
I haven't seen anyone remark upon this yet, but the order of decorator 
application appears to be implemented backwards.
...
def test_order(self):
        class C(object):
            @funcattrs(abc=1) @staticmethod
            def foo(): return 42
        # This wouldn't work if staticmethod was called first
        self.assertEqual(C.foo(), 42)
        self.assertEqual(C().foo(), 42)
How odd. I'm positive at one point I tested this and it was
the right way round.
...
...
...
def dec1(x):
...     print "dec1"
...     return x
...
def dec2(x):
...     print "dec2"
...     return x
...
@dec1
... @dec2
... def foo(): pass
...
dec1
dec2
This is definitely wrong. Wrong wrong wrong.

Anthony

Re: [Python-Dev] Decorator order implemented backwards?

Anthony Baxter