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Python Decorators

The document discusses Python decorators which allow you to add extra functionality to existing functions. Decorators use the @ operator and tack on extra code. The document provides an example of manually building a decorator to understand what the @ operator is doing behind the scenes. Decorators are common in web frameworks like Django and Flask.

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Python Decorators

The document discusses Python decorators which allow you to add extra functionality to existing functions. Decorators use the @ operator and tack on extra code. The document provides an example of manually building a decorator to understand what the @ operator is doing behind the scenes. Decorators are common in web frameworks like Django and Flask.

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Decorators

Decorators

● Let’s now discuss a more advanced Python


topic: Decorators.
● Decorators allow you to “decorate” a
function, let’s discuss what that word
means in this context.
Decorators

● Imagine you created a function:

def simple_func():
#: # Do simple stuff
Preturn something
Decorators

● Now you want to add some new


capabilities to the function:
def simple_func():
# Want to do more stuff!
#: # Do simple stuff
Preturn something
Decorators

● You now have two options:


○ Add that extra code (functionality) to
your old function.
○ Create a brand new function that
contains the old code, and then add
new code to that.
Decorators

● But what if you then want to remove that


extra “functionality”.
● You would need to delete it manually, or
make sure to have the old function.
● Is there a better way? Maybe an on/off
switch to quickly add this functionality?
Decorators

● Python has decorators that allow you to


tack on extra functionality to an already
existing function.
● They use the @ operator and are then
placed on top of the original function.
Decorators

● Now you can easily add on extra


functionality with a decorator:
@some_decorator
def simple_func():
#: # Do simple stuff
Preturn something
Decorators

● This idea is pretty abstract in practice with


Python syntax, so we will go through the
steps of manually building out a decorator
ourselves, to show what the @ operator is
doing behind the scenes.
Decorators

● Keep in mind you won’t encounter


decorators in basic Python code.
● They are common to encounter when
working with Web Frameworks, such as
Django or Flask.
GUI Example
Decorators

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