Anthony Baxter wrote:
So here's the state of play with decorators and 2.4.
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Channelling Guido, via his EP keynote (http://www.python.org/doc/essays/ppt/euro2004/euro2004.ppt) I'm assuming that "Java-style" is something like:
@staticmethod def blah(args): body
@funcattrs(vegetable="blah", author="GvR") def blah2(args): body
I'd like to cast a -1 vote in the form of a small plea. It turns out that IPython (http://ipython.scipy.org) uses @ as a special character to identify 'magic' commands which control the shell itself. If this became valid syntax, IPython would require not only internal rewrites but also a fair amount of users would have to change their working habits. I'm fully aware that the core python development won't be held back by third-party tools which use non-standard syntax. But at least I'd like to cast a voice, in case the argument is in the end narrowly decided between this and other alternatives. IPython has become a fairly popular tool, judging by a quick google search, and the fact that it's distributed in SUSE 9.1, as well as being available for Debian, OSX (via Fink), Gentoo and other smaller Linux distributions. There are also several projects (mainly in scientific computing) which use it as their interactive environments (I designed it deliberately trying to make this kind of use very easy). IPython is also available for Windows, and using Gary Bishop's readline library it provides full ANSI coloring and readline editing support. With current (and coming) CVS, it will grow an extension (pysh) for use as a system-shell with python syntax, a long-requested feature from many users. I completely understand that I can't pressure any of this decision, since I chose an unused but by no means 'reserved' character. But at least I'd like to let the core team know about this particular side-effect, which will impact a fair amount of users out there. Regards to all, Fernando.