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		emboss on April 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A primer on Python decorators Minor nitpicking: > unlike in Java, you can also call a class method on an instance It's possible in Java, too. It's just considered bad practice. Still, a very nice read!

gbog on April 12, 2012 [–]

I'd say if you have to do that, it is most likely because you have a design problem somewhere. It is a code smell in Python as well.

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