Python Decorators 101
Christopher Bailey
20 Lessons
1h 7m
intermediate
python
In this course on Python decorators, you’ll learn what they are and how to create and use them. Decorators provide a simple syntax for calling higher-order functions in Python. By definition, a decorator is a function that takes another function and extends the behavior of the latter function without explicitly modifying it.
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Section 1: Functions
6 Lessons 13m
2. An Example Function (02:45)
4. Inner Functions (02:37)
6. Section 1 Review (00:56)
Section 2: Decorators
8 Lessons 28m
1. Section 2 Overview (00:31)
2. Simple Decorators (06:16)
3. Syntactic Sugar (02:53)
4. Reusing Decorators (02:37)
7. Who Are You, Really? (05:45)
8. Section 2 Review (01:20)
About Christopher Bailey
Chris is an avid Pythonista and creates video tutorials for Real Python. He is a programmer and data analyst. He creates music under the name Tripnet. Chris lives in Colorado with his wife and two dogs.
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Bradon on March 19, 2019
Great overview of decorators!