python: should decorator names be actions or descriptions?
coding-style, decorator, python
Solution
I think the active version (`ignore_exceptions`) is more used than the descriptive version (`ignores_exceptions`), at least in the Python code bases that I'm familiar with.
The PEP 8 guideline does have a section on naming conventions but it does not offer much help in this case. In any case, consistency across your code base is the most important thing.
Problem
Say I have a decorator which causes the function to print out any exceptions and return None, if an exception happens, instead of failing. Assuming this is a good idea, what's the preferred naming style? a) ``` @ignore_exceptions def foobar(a, b, c): raise ValueError("This function always fails...") ``` b) ``` @ignores_exceptions def foobar(a, b, c): raise ValueError("This function always fails...") ``` That is: should it `a)` be a command (the decorator tells the function to do something different), or `b)` a description (the decorator lets the progammer know an attribute of the function)?