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Hanwen Zhang
20,084 PointsStill don't understand @classmethod....
Is @classmethod just like a bookmark to tell the people to work on the code that it belongs to the class method above?
1 Answer
Peter Vann
36,426 PointsHi Hanwen!
A decorator is a design pattern in Python that allows a user to add new functionality to an existing object without modifying its structure. ... Decorators are usually called before the definition of a function you want to decorate.
From here:
https://www.datacamp.com/community/tutorials/decorators-python
Think of a decorator as a function wrapper that boosts an existing function's capabilities
For example, in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPMk-EEyOpE
Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) is like a function. Her "loader" suit is like a decorator, making her effectively super-human.
These should help you understand Python decorators better:
https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-decorators-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYAEv3JoenI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Dtus7N4pI
https://realpython.com/primer-on-python-decorators/
https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/decorator
https://www.w3schools.in/python-tutorial/metaprogramming/
https://www.python.org/search/?q=Decorators&submit=
I hope that helps.
Stay safe and happy coding!
Hanwen Zhang
20,084 PointsHanwen Zhang
20,084 PointsThank you Peter