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From: Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu>
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Subject: Re: What other languages use the same data model as Python?
Date: 5 May 2011 17:39:03 GMT
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On 2011-05-05, harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> wrote:
> ... saying that 'C' does not support pass-by-reference because
> you have to direct the compiler with the '&' and '*' characters
> is a little like saying that
>
>       Python does not support decorations ! ...
>
>
> ...  because you have to direct the interpreter with some
>
>
> @ bogus-decorator-syntax
>
>
>       I want Python to support decorations automatically !

You do have to declare decorators when defining them, but they
are called automatically when you call the decorated function,
with no special syntax required. C pointers don't automatically
dereference themselves.

-- 
Neil Cerutti