Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.017 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; "(it's": 0.16; 'called.': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'subject:import': 0.16; 'subject:skip:u 10': 0.16; 'unnecessary.': 0.16; 'index': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'certainly': 0.24; 'exists': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'function': 0.29; 'specifically': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'that.': 0.31; '25,': 0.31; 'clock': 0.31; 'fri,': 0.33; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'list.': 0.37; 'subject:can': 0.39; 'jul': 0.74; '"learn': 0.84; 'day"': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=3h8ubcjSgze/tm5CvB+vYfkX2Prnx3KMcNfNiUF0aJI=; b=uITfnCDXLBGZ8BmMhwBh27rhG2Un182mGxlsOITTG5XlTQ3LGzss3Espa1MIYqRf0x W/kaP85YEGtG9I6d3SVsNI/9hwncke9b5MQx/tVDph1eisHCub08XNRebkwGV2DKJz7q GjWl4Nf4W7gitBefLlBSBMNm2H2PN2nzJn0xgbAI48I/rbC+veWPalRL581L+F8iYklT RXrNMuq9BpsE+CJ5cDDzQZGcaQ0JSUsKC7dDBbH5dgV4aYgOQXeTOY5iZHE3Zi0ZxUeL jpTR7IVSgv4z7i+WqGaNJWVgIDiGq5CwVXGRoMfIau3ih7lAoU41zRqui7e/hVQT8/tl skaA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.221.66.67 with SMTP id xp3mr15083075vcb.44.1406226353279; Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:25:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <15d1bd3b-48f1-45d8-985c-3a5a3691805b@googlegroups.com> <4d6fc183-7d99-42c4-b5f2-99240f0fe32b@googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:25:53 +1000 Subject: Re: How can I import unnecessary_math? From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 12 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1406226357 news.xs4all.nl 2970 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48071 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:75167 On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Terry Reedy wrote: >> That's a function decorator. You can look them up on the web now that >> you know what they're called. :) > > > The Symbol index page was added to make knowing names unnecessary. And I clock this up on my "learn something every day" list. Was not aware of that. Not surprised to know that it exists (it's certainly far from unheard-of), but I wasn't specifically aware of it. ChrisA