Function declarations

[Moshe Zadka]

> Is it possible to obtain a reference to a function before it has been
> 'def'ined?

No.

> eg:
> 
> do_something(my_func)
> 
> def my_func():
>     blahblah...

That won't work.

However, note that the similar

def main():
	do_something(my_func)

def my_func():
	pass

main()

Does work. It's frequently enough.

> I find Python's "def is an executable statement" very irritating...

You'll probably have to live with it. It's not an incidental feature 
(like the type/class dichotomy), but the heart and soul of Python.

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