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Tue Aug 10 23:30:42 CEST 2004 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-August/047577.html

--On Sunday, 8 August 2004 2:16 p.m. +0400 Roman Suzi <rnd at onego.ru> wrote:

> I just anted to rewrite those "real-life-looking" examples with my
> proposed '%' syntax:
>
> def foo() % (classmethod, accepts(int,int), returns(float),):
>
> or formatted:
>
> def foo() % (
>    classmethod,
>    accepts(int,int),
>    returns(float),):
>
> Or it can be done the this way:
>
> def foo():
>    ...
>
> foo %= (classmethod, accepts(int,int), returns(float),)
>
> The operation could be called "decorative apply", if the LHS
> has __call__ attribute. Just a new form of % operation with
> special syntax for "def" operator.

(unlurking for a moment...)

Now that actually looks like Python!  Great suggestion.

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Andrew McGregor
Director, Scientific Advisor
IndraNet Technologies Ltd
http://www.indranet-technologies.com/

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