#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import warnings
import functools

def deprecated(func):
    '''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.'''

    @functools.wraps(func)
    def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
        warnings.warn_explicit(
            "Call to deprecated function {}.".format(func.__name__),
            category=DeprecationWarning,
            filename=func.func_code.co_filename,
            lineno=func.func_code.co_firstlineno + 1 
        )   
        return func(*args, **kwargs)
    return new_func