Ruby and Python

[Gareth McCaughan]

Graham Breed wrote:

[I said:]
> > In Python, you can do this.
> > 
> >   def compose(f,g):
> >     def _(x,g=g): return f(g(x))
> >     return _
> 
> Almost.  You can do this:
> 
> >>> def compose(f,g):
> ...   def temp(x, f=f, g=g):
> ...     return f(g(x))
> ...   return temp

Oops! I wonder why I forgot to deal with f when I remembered
the corresponding thing in the C version. Ah well, such is
human fallibility.

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