[Python-ideas] method decorators @final and @override in Python 2.4

[Georg Brandl]

Ben Finney schrieb:
> Péter Szabó <ptspts at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> If Python had method decorators @final (meaning: it is an error to
>> override this method in any subclass)
> 
> What use case is there for this? It would have to be quite strong to
> override the Python philosophy that “we're all consenting adults
> here”, and that the programmer of the subclass is the one who knows
> best whether a method needs overriding.

I agree. This goes in the same direction as suggesting private attributes.

Georg

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