[Python-Dev] Semantics of decorators?

[Simon Percivall]

On 2004-08-11, at 17.05, Edward C. Jones wrote:
> In the development docs, Python Reference Manual, 7.5, it says:
>
> A function definition may be wrapped by one or more decorator 
> expressions.
> Decorator expressions are evaluated when the function is defined, in 
> the
> scope that contains the function definition. The result must be a 
> callable,
> which is invoked with the function object as the only argument. The 
> returned
> value is bound to the function name instead of the function object. If 
> there
> are multiple decorators, they are applied in reverse order.
>
> Does this completely describe the semantics of decorators?

"applied in reverse order" might be a bit ambiguous. Reverse order
to what? To their definition?, to their proximity to the function?

//Simon