[Python-ideas] Adding an "export" decorator in (e.g.) functools

[Berker Peksağ]

On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Bill Winslow <bunslow at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys.
>
> This is simple pattern I've added to my own "myutils.py" file, which I think
> could see wide use if added to the standard library.
>
> Simply, it's the following function meant to be used primarily as a
> decorator.
>
>     def export(func):
>          global __all__
>          if callable(func) and hasattr(func, '__name__'):
>              try:
>                  __all__.append(func.__name__)
>              except NameError:
>                  __all__ = [func.__name__]
>         return func

Here's a simpler implementation:
http://hg.python.org/release/file/b270b4d5cf2c/3.4/dryparse/dryparse.py#l57

--Berker