update from Kevin Smith

pep-0318.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Type: Standards Track
 Content-Type: text/plain
 Created: 05-Jun-2003
 Python-Version: 2.4
-Post-History: 09-Jun-2003
+Post-History: 09-Jun-2003, 10-Jun-2003
 
 
 Abstract
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Implementation Issues
     Since these all appear within the operation of the 'def' 
     itself, it makes sense that synchronized, lock, and 
     classmethod must exist at the time that the definition 
-    is compiled.  In addition, each of these arguments will be 
+    is executed.  In addition, each of these arguments will be 
     evaluated before being applied to the compiled function.  
     This means that arguments like synchronized(lock) must 
     return a descriptor that will be applied to foo.  Therefore, 
@@ -149,7 +149,17 @@ Implementation Issues
         foo = <returned-descriptor>(classmethod(foo))
 
     In either case, the modified function is bound to the function
-    name at compile time.
+    name when the 'def' statement is executed.
+
+
+Current Implementations
+
+    I am not personally familiar enough with Python's source to
+    implement the proposed syntax; however, Michael Hudson has 
+    implemented the "square-bracketed" syntax (see patch at
+    http://starship.python.net/crew/mwh/hacks/meth-syntax-sugar.diff).
+    It should be fairly simple for the Python development team
+    to translate this patch to the proposed syntax.
 
 
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