Why functional Python matters

[Tj]

mjd at plover.com (Mark Jason Dominus) wrote in message news:<b86lc3$tnd$1 at plover.com>...
> I don't believe that's correct.  At an early Open Source Conference,
> perhaps around 1998 or so, I was present at a conversation between
> Guido and Tom Christiansen.  Tom asked Guido why Python didn't have
> closures, and Guido's reply (and I think this is an exact quote) was
> "Closures aren't important."
> 
> I remember it because I was so astonished by the obtuseness of the answer.

Well, it seems the burden of proof is on you.  Please explain the
usability advantages of closures vs. Python's current scope system.

Tj