README.md

Python Decorator Examples

basic_wrapper_closure.py

• Pretty common use of decorators for wrapping functions.

register_a_function.py

• Pretty common use of decorators for registering a function to some event or whatnot.

decoration_with_params.py

• Make a decorator function that itself can take parameters.

basic.py

• Demonstrates how python decorators run and overwrite a function. Not super useful aside from understanding decorators.

basic_wrapper_lambda.py

• Basic wrapper with a lambda instead of closure.

decoration_arg_passthrough.py

• Wrap a function that takes arguments.

decorate_a_class_method.py

• How to deal with decorating your class method (with "self" parameter) when the decorator doesn't want to cooperate with the "self" parameter.

closures.py

• How a closure works on its own.