Using an operator as an object

[Erik Max Francis]

Tony C wrote:

> Does Python have the ability to pass an operator (+,/,- etc) as an
> object (not a string), so I don't have to use an if for each operator
> , as in the first function below ?

No, but it has functions that mimic the behavior of the operators in the
(wait for it) operator module:

>>> import operator
>>> operator.add(2, 3)
5
>>> operator.add([1, 2], [3, 4])
[1, 2, 3, 4]

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