What does the "at" (@) symbol do in Python?

Asked 2011-06-17T23:19:30.140

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What does the @ symbol do in Python?

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An @ symbol at the beginning of a line is used for class and function decorators:

PEP 318: Decorators
Python Decorators - Python Wiki
The most common Python decorators are:

An @ in the middle of a line is probably matrix multiplication:

@ as a binary operator.

answered 2011-06-17T23:23:44.947

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