[Python-Dev] Re: 2.4a2, and @decorators

[David Abrahams]

Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> writes:

>> >>I would think the fact that the '[decorators]' syntax can be implemented 
>> >>in pure Python (no changes to the interpreter) for existing Python 
>> >>versions would give more weight to it.
>
> Can it?  I must've missed that.  It sure sounds like an incredible
> hack -- how to you prevent the default behavior that the list of
> decorators is thrown away by the interpreter?

See http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.devel/60542

I'm really surprised you missed it, and was likewise disappointed
that it wasn't included in the weekly (?) summary.  It seemed like a
pretty significant development to me.

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Dave Abrahams
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