[Python-ideas] Multiple arguments for decorators

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

David Mertz writes:
 > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 6:14 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

 >> def call(func):
 >>     def inner(cls):
 >>         return func(**{k:v for k,v in cls.__dict__.items() if not
 >> k.startswith('_')})
 >>     return inner
 >>
 >> class Foo:
 >>     def __init__(self):
 >>         self._x = 42
 >>     @call(property)
 >>     class x:
 >>         def fget(self):
 >>             return self._x
 >>         def fset(self, value):
 >>             self._x = value
 >>         def fdel(self):
 >>             del self._x
 >>

 > I think this looks perfectly nice, actually.

That was my first thought too.  The use of the "class" keyword was a
bit of a shock at first, but it grew on me, especially in this context
of @property (ie, if I think "@property defines a class with appropriate
behavior and installs instances on objects of the enclosing class").

I'm having trouble interpreting the function name "call", though.  Am
I missing something obvious ("Angelico" doesn't sound Dutch to me,
though :-), or maybe there's a better (longer) name for it?

Also, can call be expected to DTRT for anything *but* property?