Are decorators really that different from metaclasses...

[Anthony Baxter]

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:10:13 -0400, Paul Morrow <pm_mon at yahoo.com> wrote:
> For example, in the following function def, the comments specify (what I
> believe is) the author's intention behind each assignment.
> 
>     def circu(diameter):
>        """Info about circu."""        # defines circu.__doc__
>        __author__ = 'Paul Morrow'     # defines circu.__author__
>        __features__ = memoized        # defines circu.__features__
>        pi = 3.14                      # local variable definition
>        return pi * diameter

Not in any Python I know of. I look at that and I think "oo, local variables". 

That you have a different belief doesn't make it right - I remain
_extremely_ unconvinced.

Anthony