util.py

import inspect
import traceback
import warnings
import functools

# Taken from: user ADR, https://stackoverflow.com/a/40899499
def deprecated(message: str = ''):
    """
    This is a decorator which can be used to mark functions
    as deprecated. It will result in a warning being emitted
    when the function is used first time and filter is set for show DeprecationWarning.
    """
    def decorator_wrapper(func):
        @functools.wraps(func)
        def function_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
            current_call_source = '|'.join(traceback.format_stack(inspect.currentframe()))
            if current_call_source not in function_wrapper.last_call_source:
                warnings.warn("Function {} is deprecated! {}".format(func.__name__, message),
                              category=DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
                function_wrapper.last_call_source.add(current_call_source)

            return func(*args, **kwargs)

        function_wrapper.last_call_source = set()

        return function_wrapper
    return decorator_wrapper