The Demystifying Decorators series provides a comprehensive understanding of decorators in Python, progressing step by step from beginner to advanced concepts.
The article delves into Parts 3 to 7 of the series, covering different aspects and complexities of decorators.
In Part 3, the usage of decorators with the @ notation is explained, emphasizing the significance of inner functions in decorators.
Inner functions in decorators can perform additional tasks before and after calling the original function.
The benefit of using the @ notation is highlighted, demonstrating a convenient shortcut for decorating functions.
Part 4 introduces a 'Limit Uses' decorator example, showing how to restrict the number of times a function can be called.
Issues related to local variables within decorators are addressed, emphasizing the importance of using nonlocal keyword when necessary.
Part 5 explores decorators with parameters, introducing a decorator factory concept to create decorators with varying limits on function uses.
The transition from function-based decorators to class-based decorators is discussed in Part 6, illustrating the use of a class as a decorator.
The final section, Part 7, touches on decorating classes using functions to add missing functionalities like __repr__ methods.