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Decorators aren't always functions PREMIUM

Series: Decorators
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6 min. read • 4 min. video • Python 3.7—3.11
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Decorators aren't always implemented using functions.

Decorators are usually implemented with functions

It's helpful to think of a decorator as a function that accepts a function and returns a function to replace our original function with:

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