Practice Function Decorators: Concept And Usage (2.2) - Chapter 2: Python Decorators and Descriptors

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Question 1.
What is a function decorator?
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Think about wrapping functions.
Question 2.
Give an example of a built-in decorator in Python.
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Consider decorators used in classes.
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of a function decorator?
- To define a new function
- To modify an existing function's behavior
- To create a class
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Think about the meaning of 'decorating' a function.
4Question 4.
True or False: A decorator must always take no arguments.
- True
- False
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Consider decorators like @repeat(n).
Question 5.
Create a memoization decorator that caches results of function calls.
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How can you identify unique function outputs?
Question 6.
Implement a class decorator that automatically adds a logging method to any class it decorates.
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Think about how to add methods to a class dynamically.

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