[Python-Dev] Re: __metaclass__ and __author__ are already decorators

[Christophe Cavalaria]

Paul Morrow wrote:

>      class Foo:
>          """ This describes the Foo class as normal. """
>          __metaclass__ = M
>          __author__ = 'Paul Morrow'
>          __version__ = '0.1'
>          __automethods__ = True
> 
> 
>          def baz(self, a, b):
>              """ This describes the baz method. """
>              __synchronized__ = True
>              __returns__ = None
>              __author__ = 'Neville Shunt'
>              # body of baz goes here...

It's a function call that masquerades as an attribute assignment. How worse
can it be ? There's also the fact that it can't handle named parameters
like a regular function call. You can't write that :

def foo():
    __decoration__ = (1,1,param=True)