[Python-Dev] Re: decorators and 2.4

[Jewett, Jim J]

Martin Zarate:

> So, a solution, mixing them all so that it becomes more than
> a simple list declaration:

>	as [descriptors]
>	def blah blah blah:

If you start a production with "as", then suddenly it matters more
what the line before was/whether that line had a continuation character.
For instance, the following becomes syntactically valid, though I doubt
it means what the user expects.

	import time			\
	as logged_func
	def ...

This objection does not apply to either

	[descriptors] as

or

	@[descriptors]

though the @[] format might still be in use by some user code.

-jJ