[Python-Dev] Re: python-dev Summary for 2004-06-16 through 2004-06-30 [draft]

[David Abrahams]

Brett Cannon <bac at OCF.Berkeley.EDU> writes:

> ------------------------------------------------
> Function decorators in 2.4 ... maybe
> ------------------------------------------------
> The topic of whether function decorators would go into 2.4, and if so
> with what syntax, continued to be debated from the `last
> summary`_. Beyond reference implementations, nothing really changed.
> Overall people agreed they would like to see it in 2.4 using whatever
> syntax Guido chooses (and he has three in mind, so no more
> suggestions!), but if he felt the need to wait then functionality
> would be held off for 2.5 .
>
> Contributing threads:
>    - `functions decorators in 2.4?
>      <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-June/045440.html>`__
>    - `decorators and 2.4
>      <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-June/045516.html>`__

Was the possibility of "no special syntax; do it within the language"
really unworthy of mention in the summary?

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Dave Abrahams
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