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Than Win Hline
1,679 PointsDecorator which accepts an argument
How can I make a decorator that takes an argument? Suppose I want a function to repeat as many times as I want by using a decorator .as example @decorator(argument)
2 Answers
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsA decorator that has parameter(s) must return a function which takes a function argument and returns another function that calls it. So essentially, it has to return a regular decorator:
def decorator(argument):
def middle(func): # this would be a typical decorator by itself
def inner(*args, **kwargs):
func(*args, **kwargs)
return inner
return middle
If your head hasn't exploded yet, you might investigate callable objects and partials, which can give you more elegant ways of doing this kind of thing.
Than Win Hline
1,679 PointsThank you for the quick reply.