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                The best explanation of Python decorators I’ve ever seen. (An archived answer from StackOverflow.)
              
          
    NOTE: This is a question I found on StackOverflow which I’ve archived here, because the answer is so effing phenomenal.

Q: How can I make a chain of function decorators in Python?


If you are not into long explanations, see [Paolo Bergantino’s answer][2].

  
## apache.wsgi
import sys
sys.stdout = sys.stderr
sys.path.insert(0,'/home/user/public/appname.example.com/public/appname')
activate_this = '/home/user/public/appname.example.com/public/appname/appvirtualenv/bin/activate_this.py'
execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
from app import app as application

## punch.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Proof of Concept: UDP Hole Punching
# Two client connect to a server and get redirected to each other.
#
# This is the client.
#
# Koen Bollen <meneer koenbollen nl>
# 2010 GPL
#
	import sys
	sys.stdout = sys.stderr
	sys.path.insert(0,'/home/user/public/appname.example.com/public/appname')
	activate_this = '/home/user/public/appname.example.com/public/appname/appvirtualenv/bin/activate_this.py'
	execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
	from app import app as application
	#!/usr/bin/env python
	#
	# Proof of Concept: UDP Hole Punching
	# Two client connect to a server and get redirected to each other.
	#
	# This is the client.
	#
	# Koen Bollen <meneer koenbollen nl>
	# 2010 GPL
	#