Possible PEP: Improve classmethod/staticmethod syntax

[Duncan Booth]

Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters <mertz at gnosis.cx> wrote in 
news:mailman.1054701247.26488.python-list at python.org:

> But you could also write your own function, and use it in a
> metaclass-like way, e.g.:
> 
>     def fooDoc(f):
>         f.__doc__ = "Bob's your uncle."
>         return f
> 
>     class Klass(object):
>         def meth(this, that) [fooDoc]:
>             pass
> 

Or better:

def Doc(docstring, **kw):
    def fDoc(f):
        f.__doc__ = docstring
        f.__dict__.update(kw)
        return f

class Klass(object):
    def meth(this, that) [Doc("Bob's your uncle.", Author="me")]:
        pass

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Duncan Booth                                             duncan at rcp.co.uk
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