On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: > A decorator with a side effect *elsewhere* (like the route registrations) is > acceptable; one with a side effect *on the decorated function* is > questionable, and instead the decorator should behave "functionally", i.e. > return a new object instead.
Okay! I learn something new every day. :) Did not know that... so it's a good thing I don't write decorators. I withdraw the suggestion. ChrisA _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com