# In this example `beg` wraps `say`. If say_please is True then it # will change the returned message. from functools import wraps def beg(target_function): @wraps(target_function) def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): msg, say_please = target_function(*args, **kwargs) if say_please: return "{} {}".format(msg, "Please! I am poor :(") return msg return wrapper @beg def say(say_please=False): msg = "Can you buy me a beer?" return msg, say_please print(say()) # Can you buy me a beer? print(say(say_please=True)) # Can you buy me a beer? Please! I am poor :(