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Subject:    Re: Decorators, Identity functions and execution...
From:       Jorge Godoy <godoy () ieee ! org>
Date:       2006-04-09 14:42:34
Message-ID: 87fykm7qud.fsf () ieee ! org
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Chance Ginger <cginboston@hotmail.com> writes:

> On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 09:51:18 +0200, Fredrik Lundh wrote:
>
>> Chance Ginger" wrote:
>> 
>>> If I define a decorator like:
>>>
>>> def t(x) :
>>> def I(x) : return x
>>> return I
>> 
>> ... you get a syntax error.
>> 
>
> It isn't a syntax error...I tried it before I posted. In fact
> def t(x) :
> 	def I(x) : return x
> 	return I
>
> is correct.

Indeed.  This is correct.  Fredrick's comment was related to the lack of
indentation in your code.

>
>>> and use it like:
>>>
>>> @t(X)
>>> def foo(a) :
>>> # definition of foo...
>>> pass
>> 
>> that's also a syntax error.
>
> Once again this isn't an error assuming you pass in a valid 'X'.

If your indentation is broken as above it doesn't matter what 'X' is. 

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