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Decorators vs. the Decorator Pattern

Метки: python

First, you need to understand that the word “decorator” was used with some trepidation in Python, because there was concern that it would be completely confused with the Decorator pattern from the Design Patterns book. At one point other terms were considered for the feature, but “decorator” seems to be the one that sticks.

Indeed, you can use Python decorators to implement the Decorator pattern, but that’s an extremely limited use of it. Python decorators, I think, are best equated to macros.