[Python-Dev] Re: new syntax for wrapping (PEP 318)

[Christian Tismer]

Bob Ippolito wrote:

>> class klass:
>>   foo = decorator
>>   def foo():...
>>
>>   baz = decorator1, decorator2
>>   def baz(): ...
>>
>> The simple idea is to change semantics that if a name already
>> exists before a def, it is checked whether it is a decorator
>> function or a tuple of these, and if so, they are called.

> That's too magical for me, and it means I have to spell out the name of 
> the function (which may be quite long) twice.. which is better than 
> three times, but not as good as once.

Or even simpler, just push them as special constants on top of the def:

class klass:
   classmethod
   def foo():...

not too serious, but I hate new syntax...

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