[Python-Dev] Re: Re: Call for defense of @decorators

[Barry Warsaw]

On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 22:44, Greg Ewing wrote:
> =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Walter_D=F6rwald?= <walter at livinglogic.de>:
> 
> > I can't understand why we can't have a new keyword for decorators.
> > If I remember correctly the introduction of yield didn't result
> > in such a public outcry.
> 
> The problem isn't so much the mechanics of adding a keyword,
> but choosing which keyword to use. The expected uses of
> decorators are so diverse that no single word would sound
> right for all of them.

Actually, that's an interesting case study.  Myself and others advocated
for a keyword other than 'def' for introducing generators.  That wasn't
how things turned out and in hindsight I think Guido made the right
decision.  I'm confident the same thing will happen with decorators.

-Barry

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