[Python-Dev] PEP 318 - generality of list; restrictions on elements

[Skip Montanaro]

    Tim> BTW, I have to say that looking at it, I don't like the decorator
    Tim> before the arguments. I'm immediately trying to read it as:

    Tim>     func (decorator) ...

    Tim> It's something I think I could eventually get used to, but I don't
    Tim> find it very readable. I guess there's not enough languages that do
    Tim> something like that.

Perhaps the Quixote folks can shed some light on their decision about
decorator syntax when they created PTL.  I suspect they gave some
consideration to various alternatives before settling on decorator-before-
the-arg.  Andrew?  Neil?  Greg?

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