@decorator       # ②
def function():    # ①
  pass

def function():         # ①
  pass
function = decorator(function)  # ②

>>> def simple_decorator(function):
...  print "doing decoration"
...  return function
>>> @simple_decorator
... def function():
...  print "inside function"
doing decoration
>>> function()
inside function

>>> def decorator_with_arguments(arg):
...  print "defining the decorator"
...  def _decorator(function):
...    # in this inner function, arg is available too
...    print "doing decoration,", arg
...    return function
...  return _decorator
>>> @decorator_with_arguments("abc")
... def function():
...  print "inside function"
defining the decorator
doing decoration, abc
>>> function()
inside function

>>> def replacing_decorator_with_args(arg):
...  print "defining the decorator"
...  def _decorator(function):
...    # in this inner function, arg is available too
...    print "doing decoration,", arg
...    def _wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
...      print "inside wrapper,", args, kwargs
...      return function(*args, **kwargs)
...    return _wrapper
...  return _decorator
>>> @replacing_decorator_with_args("abc")
... def function(*args, **kwargs):
...   print "inside function,", args, kwargs
...   return 14
defining the decorator
doing decoration, abc
>>> function(11, 12)
inside wrapper, (11, 12) {}
inside function, (11, 12) {}
14

>>> class decorator_class(object):
...  def __init__(self, arg):
...    # this method is called in the decorator expression
...    print "in decorator init,", arg
...    self.arg = arg
...  def __call__(self, function):
...    # this method is called to do the job
...    print "in decorator call,", self.arg
...    return function
>>> deco_instance = decorator_class('foo')
in decorator init, foo
>>> @deco_instance
... def function(*args, **kwargs):
...  print "in function,", args, kwargs
in decorator call, foo
>>> function()
in function, () {}

>>> class replacing_decorator_class(object):
...  def __init__(self, arg):
...    # this method is called in the decorator expression
...    print "in decorator init,", arg
...    self.arg = arg
...  def __call__(self, function):
...    # this method is called to do the job
...    print "in decorator call,", self.arg
...    self.function = function
...    return self._wrapper
...  def _wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
...    print "in the wrapper,", args, kwargs
...    return self.function(*args, **kwargs)
>>> deco_instance = replacing_decorator_class('foo')
in decorator init, foo
>>> @deco_instance
... def function(*args, **kwargs):
...  print "in function,", args, kwargs
in decorator call, foo
>>> function(11, 12)
in the wrapper, (11, 12) {}
in function, (11, 12) {}

>>> import functools
>>> def better_replacing_decorator_with_args(arg):
...  print "defining the decorator"
...  def _decorator(function):
...    print "doing decoration,", arg
...    def _wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
...      print "inside wrapper,", args, kwargs
...      return function(*args, **kwargs)
...    return functools.update_wrapper(_wrapper, function)
...  return _decorator
>>> @better_replacing_decorator_with_args("abc")
... def function():
...   "extensive documentation"
...   print "inside function"
...   return 14
defining the decorator
doing decoration, abc
>>> function              
<function function at 0x...>
>>> print function.__doc__
extensive documentation

class Array(object):
  def __init__(self, data):
    self.data = data

  @classmethod
  def fromfile(cls, file):
    data = numpy.load(file)
    return cls(data)

>>> class A(object):
...  @property
...  def a(self):
...   "an important attribute"
...   return "a value"
>>> A.a                  
<property object at 0x...>
>>> A().a
'a value'

class Rectangle(object):
  def __init__(self, edge):
    self.edge = edge

  @property
  def area(self):
    """Computed area.

    Setting this updates the edge length to the proper value.
    """
    return self.edge**2

  @area.setter
  def area(self, area):
    self.edge = area ** 0.5

>>> class D(object):
...  @property
...  def a(self):
...   print "getting", 1
...   return 1
...  @a.setter
...  def a(self, value):
...   print "setting", value
...  @a.deleter
...  def a(self):
...   print "deleting"
>>> D.a                  
<property object at 0x...>
>>> D.a.fget                
<function a at 0x...>
>>> D.a.fset                
<function a at 0x...>
>>> D.a.fdel                
<function a at 0x...>
>>> d = D()        # ... varies, this is not the same `a` function
>>> d.a
getting 1
1
>>> d.a = 2
setting 2
>>> del d.a
deleting
>>> d.a
getting 1
1

class deprecated(object):
  """Print a deprecation warning once on first use of the function.

  >>> @deprecated()          # doctest: +SKIP
  ... def f():
  ...   pass
  >>> f()               # doctest: +SKIP
  f is deprecated
  """
  def __call__(self, func):
    self.func = func
    self.count = 0
    return self._wrapper
  def _wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
    self.count += 1
    if self.count == 1:
      print self.func.__name__, 'is deprecated'
    return self.func(*args, **kwargs)

def deprecated(func):
  """Print a deprecation warning once on first use of the function.

  >>> @deprecated           # doctest: +SKIP
  ... def f():
  ...   pass
  >>> f()               # doctest: +SKIP
  f is deprecated
  """
  count = [0]
  def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
    count[0] += 1
    if count[0] == 1:
      print func.__name__, 'is deprecated'
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  return wrapper

def find_answers():
  answers = []
  while True:
    ans = look_for_next_answer()
    if ans is None:
      break
    answers.append(ans)
  return answers

def vectorized(generator_func):
  def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
    return list(generator_func(*args, **kwargs))
  return functools.update_wrapper(wrapper, generator_func)

@vectorized
def find_answers():
  while True:
    ans = look_for_next_answer()
    if ans is None:
      break
    yield ans

class WordProcessor(object):
  PLUGINS = []
  def process(self, text):
    for plugin in self.PLUGINS:
      text = plugin().cleanup(text)
    return text

  @classmethod
  def plugin(cls, plugin):
    cls.PLUGINS.append(plugin)

@WordProcessor.plugin
class CleanMdashesExtension(object):
  def cleanup(self, text):
    return text.replace('—', u'N{em dash}')