Decorator Syntax For Recursive Properties

[Jeffrey Froman]

Peter Otten wrote:

>> something like this didn't work for me:
<snip>
> But this will, I suppose:
> 
> @property
> def ancestors(self):
>     if self.parent:
>         return self.parent.ancestors + [self.parent]
>     return []
>  
> A non-recursive variant:
> 
> @property
> def ancestors(self):
>     result = []
>     node = self.parent
>     while node:
>         result.append(node)
>         node = node.parent
>     result.reverse()
>     return result

Indeed, both of these patterns suit my needs. Thanks very much for the
eye-opening insights.

Jeffrey