[Python-Dev] The decorator module

[Raymond Hettinger]

[Michele Simionato]
> Is there in the plans any facility to copy functions? Currently I am
doing
> 
> def copyfunc(func):
>     "Creates an independent copy of a function."
>     c = func.func_code
>     nc = new.code(c.co_argcount, c.co_nlocals, c.co_stacksize,
c.co_flags,
>                   c.co_code, c.co_consts, c.co_names, c.co_varnames,
>                   c.co_filename, c.co_name, c.co_firstlineno,
>                   c.co_lnotab, c.co_freevars, c.co_cellvars)
>     return new.function(nc, func.func_globals, func.func_name,
>                         func.func_defaults, func.func_closure)
> 
> and I *hate* it!

Sounds reasonable.

Choices:
- submit a patch adding a __copy__ method to functions,
- submit a patch for the copy module, or
- submit a feature request, assign to me, and wait.


Raymond Hettinger