From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2004-12-01T05:38:09+09:00
Subject: Re: [OFF] Python 2.4 released

On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 04:52:47 +0900, itsme213 <itsme213@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > (ruby does/has?)5 PEP 318: Decorators for Functions and Methods
> >
> > Ruby has this implicitly, because its object model is far more
> > consistent. The only thing that may improve this is an RCR that
> > makes it easier to deal with custom decorators by having def return
> > the Symbol of the method name. Probably :)
> A convenient decorator syntax would be very nice.

Very. It's been asked for a lot.

> Also, I believe Python manipulates the method as an object. I don't think
> manipulating a symbol (without the context of the class in which that symbol
> serves to name a method) can be equivalent. Maybe def should return
> something like a
> - Method (for def x.foo...) or
> - UnboundMethod or [Symbol, Class] pair (for class X; def foo ... )

Well, the case of def x.foo is the only case where a Symbol by itself
isn't going to be useful, really -- so maybe [Symbol, "Class"] is the
better choice. Other manipulations of thse things in Ruby -- are done
with the Symbol, and there's not a lot you can do to manipulate a
Method object.

-austin
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