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An Introduction to Decorators in Python

An Introduction to Decorators in Python

Feb 27 2020 — Decorators can be a daunting topic when first encountered. While the Zen of Python states “There should be one– and preferably only one –obvious way to do it”, there are many, equally valid ways to implement the same decorator. These different methods can be categorized as either function-based, class-based, or a hybrid of both. In this post I will explain the design and behavior of Python decorators and provide examples of decorators that I frequently use in my own code.