So here's the state of play with decorators and 2.4. Guido is undecided on the syntax - he writes "I'm seriously considering doing it Java-style", but adds that he is totally swamped for the next two weeks. He finishes with: "Feel free to suggest this as a project for an adventurous python-dev'er though." So, who's feeling adventurous? I'm convinced that this should go into 2.4 if possible, and I don't think there's any _technical_ risks (as far as implementation goes), the only problem is the syntax (and yes, that's a technical problem too, but you know what I mean). 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 It's not clear to me how you'd specify multiple decorators this way, perhaps Guido can give more details... So, let the floodgates open. Remember, we _can_ change this any time up until 2.4b1, if there's a decision that the chosen form sucks. :-) -- Anthony Baxter <anthony@interlink.com.au> It's never too late to have a happy childhood.