python decorators examples

Example 1: python decorator

#Decorator are just function that take function as first
#parameter and return a function
def logging(f):
  def decorator_function(*args, **kwargs):
    print('executing '+f.__name__)
    return f(*args, **kwargs)
  return decorator_function
#Use it like this
@logging
def hello_world():
  print('Hello World')
#calling hello_world() prints out:
#executing hello_world
#Hello World

Example 2: examples of function decorators in Python

from functools import wraps

def logit(logfile='out.log'):
    def logging_decorator(func):
        @wraps(func)
        def wrapped_function(*args, **kwargs):
            log_string = func.__name__ + " was called"
            print(log_string)
            # Open the logfile and append
            with open(logfile, 'a') as opened_file:
                # Now we log to the specified logfile
                opened_file.write(log_string + '\n')
            return func(*args, **kwargs)
        return wrapped_function
    return logging_decorator

@logit()
def myfunc1():
    pass

myfunc1()
# Output: myfunc1 was called
# A file called out.log now exists, with the above string

@logit(logfile='func2.log')
def myfunc2():
    pass

myfunc2()
# Output: myfunc2 was called
# A file called func2.log now exists, with the above string