title: Python @ (at) prefix in top level module code - What does it stand for?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6392739/what-does-the-symbol-do-in-python">What does the @ symbol do in Python</a>  </p>
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  <p>I thought it would be a good idea to as this question here since google outright ignores the <code>@</code> character in a query.</p>
  
  <p>What does the <code>@</code> before an earlier declared function name do when used in the top level of a document, multiple times, just before <code>def</code>´s?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://github.com/jwandborg/minecraft-overviewer/blob/master/nbt.py#L28" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Example</a></p>
  
  <p>As a follow up, is it still present in Python 3?</p>