J2 proposal: keyword

[Anthony Baxter]

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 01:36:31 -0700, David Pokorny
<davebrok at soda.csua.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> using:
>     staticmethod synchronized memoize
> def bar(foo):
>     "To colon or not to colon? Def is the question."
>     pass
> 
> is easy on the eye while
> 
> using:
>     staticmethod
>     synchronized
>     memoize
> def bar(foo):
>     "english teachers will call you on putting two colons in one sentence"
>     pass


The problem is that 

using:
    staticmethod accepts(int, str) returns(str) published(True)
def bar(count, input):
    return input * count

looks worse (imo) than 

using:
    staticmethod 
    accepts(int, str) 
    returns(str) 
    published(True)
def bar(count, input):
    return input * count

I suspect this sort of decorator usage (more complex decorators) will
become more common over time, as new and interesting patterns are
developed once 2.4 is final.

(Guido's comment on the original @syntax being limited to one-per-line
was that it was a "gut feeling" thing.)