[Python-Dev] PEP 318: Can't we all just get along?

[Scott Gilbert]

Please count a humble vote for list after def.

The following is simple:

    def foo(self, a, b) [classmethod]:
        pass

And the pathological cases can be made more readable with a little
formatting:

    def longMethodNameForEffect(
        longArgumentOne=None,
        longArgumentTwo=42
    )[
        staticmethod,
        funcattrs(
            grammar="'@' dotted_name [ '(' [arglist] ')' ]",
            status="experimental", author="BDFL"
        )
    ]:
        """This method blah, blah.

        It supports the following arguments:
        - longArgumentOne -- a string giving ...
        - longArgumentTwo -- a number giving ...

        blah, blah.

        """
        raise NotYetImplemented



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