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Why does a decorator hide my function name and signature metadata?
KitForma editorial guide. The decorated name usually refers to the wrapper function. Without copied metadata, introspection and tooling see the wrapper’s identity.
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The decorated name usually refers to the wrapper function. Without copied metadata, introspection and tooling see the wrapper’s identity.
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@functools.wraps(original) to the wrapper and forward arguments intentionally. Test __name__, __doc__ and inspect.signature after decoration. Metadata preservation does not make an incorrect wrapper correct: asynchronous functions must still be awaited properly, and generator behavior must be preserved if required. A decorator that catches every exception or changes return types can violate the original contract even while its displayed signature looks right. Document any deliberate behavior change separately from the wrapped function’s original documentation.Sources and verification
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