{"id":6446,"date":"2021-07-10T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1359972"},"modified":"2021-07-10T14:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T14:00:30","slug":"decorators-in-python-will-make-your-code-so-much-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=6446","title":{"rendered":"Decorators in Python will make your code so much better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If there\u2019s one thing that makes Python incredibly successful, that would be its readability. Everything else hinges on that: if code is unreadable, it\u2019s hard to maintain. It\u2019s also not beginner-friendly then \u2014 a novice getting boggled by unreadable code won\u2019t attempt writing its own one day.<\/p>\n

Python was already readable and beginner-friendly before decorators came around. But as the language started getting used for more and more things, Python developers felt the need for more and more features, without cluttering the landscape and making code unreadable.<\/p>\n

Decorators are<\/span> <\/span>a prime-time example of a perfectly implemented feature. It does take a while to wrap your head around, but it\u2019s worth it. As you start using them, you\u2019ll notice how they don\u2019t overcomplicate things and make your code neat and snazzy.<\/p>\n

Before anything else: higher-order functions<\/h2>\n

In a nutshell, decorators are a neat way to handle higher-order functions. So let\u2019s look at those first!<\/p>\n

Functions returning functions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Say you have one function, <\/span>greet()<\/code> <\/span>\u2014 it greets whatever object you pass it. And let\u2019s say you have another function, <\/span>simon()<\/code> <\/span>\u2014 it inserts \u201cSimon\u201d wherever appropriate. How can we combine the two? Think about it a minute before you look below.<\/p>\n

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