[Python-Dev] method decorators (PEP 318)

[Robert Brewer]

Shane Hathaway wrote:
> It's interesting that this whole discussion is about placing 
> declarations near the "def" statement, rather than after the function 
> body.  It appears to be a surprisingly important detail.
> 
> Tossing out another idea:
> 
>      foobar:
>          author = "Guido van Rossum"
>          deprecated = True
>      def foobar(self, arg):
>          pass
> 
> The declaration block must be followed immediately by a class or def 
> statement.  It looks elegant to me.

Yes, although I bet the parser would have an easier time with a specific
token to mark the block:

    predef foobar:
        author = "Guido van Rossum"
        deprecated = True
    def foobar(self, arg):
        pass

...not that I like "predef", I just couldn't think of a better one
off-hand. ;)


Robert Brewer
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