Can you elaborate on that? The more I use Python, the more I find it to be a well thought out language with a very consistent feel, allowing me to write code without thinking. Well, except when it comes to decorators. How would you propose to improve the syntax?

> if Python had better function syntax and anonynous functions, decorators wouldn't even be a 'thing'

Better function syntax? What's wrong with python's function syntax and how does it relate to decorators?

Python does have anonymous functions, though they are limited: You can have only 1 expression, you can't have statements, and you can't have local variables. The reasoning is lambdas should be used for small operations; for everything else, named functions should be used.

The reasoning behind lambdas is arguable, but it still doesn't explain how it affects decorators.

Consider:

    def memoize(fn):
        from functools import wraps
        @wraps(fn)
        def memoized_fn(*args):
            if not memoized_fn.cache.has_key(args):
                memoized_fn.cache[args] = fn(*args)
            return memoized_fn.cache[args]
        memoized_fn.cache = {}
        return memoized_fn

    @memoize
    def fib(n):
        if n < 2: return n
        return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2)

    print fib(100)

What would a better function syntax and anonymous functions do so that memoize decorator won't be a thing?