Andrew McNamara wrote: >>>An advantage of the >>>@ syntax is than it makes the complexiity separable and ignorable for >>>someone learning/teaching basic Python, >> >>I don't agree that they are ignorable. People will see them in code >>and will *have* to understand what they mean. Given sme examples >>I've seen here, this will sometimes be a significant chalenge. > > > There are a number of "advanced" features in python that could be a > barrier to understanding for new users, but which are rarely seen in > practice - metaclasses being the classic example. > > I imagine these features are rarely seen because most people don't > understand them, and those that do have the good taste not to use them > gratuitously. This feature won't be rarely used. Class and static methods and properties are created fairly often, certainly far more often than meta classes. Jim -- Jim Fulton mailto:jim at zope.com Python Powered! CTO (540) 361-1714 http://www.python.org Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com http://www.zope.org
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