parameterized functions: a question of style

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Peter Hansen wrote:
> Blair Hall wrote:
> 
>>Suppose (just for arguments sake) I need various functions of the form
>>y = x**n, where n is a
>>parameter, ie I want n to be part of the function definition, not an
>>argument to it!
>>
>>I am tempted to write
>>
>>def gen_fn(n):
>>    def _fn(x):
>>        return x**n
>>
>>    return _fn
> 
> [...]
> 
>>The only alternative I can think of to this would be inheritance
> 
> [...]
> 
>>This solution leaves me with a class, not a function (which is what I
>>intended to have), so there would be a further step needed to export 
>>the class methods as functions.
> 
> 
> The further step would simply be to define __call__() methods in the 
> classes to make the instances callable.  Then you have "functions" 
> in the sense that you probably need them.
> 
> -Peter

*simply* ?

<AMHA>
I'd say the first solution (FP style) is much more simple and readable, 
and so much more pythonic...
</AMHA>

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