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

[Aahz]

On Mon, Mar 08, 2004, Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
> On Monday 08 March 2004 04:00 pm, Aahz wrote:
>>
>> Principle of least surprise, essentially.  There are already going to be
>> enough obscure uses for this; let's try to keep the completely whacky out
>> of it.  You'll have to come up with an awfully convincing use case to
>> change my mind.
> 
> I'd be very surprised if the interpreter cared that a decorator
> returned a callable; what should it care?

The interpreter doesn't care; *people* care.  That's precisely why it
should be a documented requirement.
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