Guido:

Now you've pushed me over the edge. I've made up my mind now, "X if C else Y" it will be. I hope to find time to implement it in Python 2.5.

Steve Holden:

Not before time, either. If this ends the discussion then I'll consider I've done everyone a favour. Sometimes no decision is worse than the wrong decision ;-).

Exactly how I felt about bringing the decorator decision to a close. ;) Congratulations to you both! Robert Brewer System Architect Amor Ministries fumanchu@amor.org