Python: Decorators

Learn how to use decorators to add functionality to your Python projects.

Introduction

• Decorators in Python

1. Functions

• Working with functions in Python
• Functions within functions

2. Getting Started

• What are decorators?
• Challenge: Beautify your output
• Solution: Beautify your output
• Challenges with debugging
• Challenge: HTML styling with decorators
• Solution: HTML styling with decorators

3. Decorators with Arguments

• Functions with *args and **kwargs
• Decorators with *args and **kwargs
• Use decorators to time functions
• Challenge: Decorators with arguments
• Solution: Decorators with arguments

4. Decorators with Classes

• Classes and decorators in Python
• Use decorators as a cache

5. Decorators in the Real World

• Install Flask
• Run Flask
• The route function in Flask

Conclusion

• Experiment with decorators in Python