Re: xkcd.com/353 ( Flying with Python )

On 2024-03-31 12:27:34 -0600, Mats Wichmann via Python-list wrote:

On 3/30/24 10:31, MRAB via Python-list wrote:

On 2024-03-30 11:25, Skip Montanaro via Python-list wrote:

https://xkcd.com/1306/
                           what does  SIGIL   mean?

 
I think its' a Perl term, referring to the $/@/# symbols in front of
identifiers.

[You cut out a lot of context here]

I wouldn't consider '@' to be a sigil any more than I would a unary minus.

 
Nonetheless, Perl folk do use that term, specifically.

I'm pretty sure he's referring to the use of @ in python to denote a
decorator here. Which is a totally different thing than a Perl sigil.

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