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[El Pitonero]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> Ron_Adam wrote:
> >
> > No, I did not know that you could pass multiple sets of arguments
to
> > nested defined functions in that manner.
>
> Please read the statements carefully, and try to understand the
mental
> model behind them. He did not say that you can pass around multiple
> sets of arguments. He said that functions (not function calls, but
> the functions themselves) are objects just like numbers. There is
> a way of "truly" understanding this notion, and I would encourage
> you to try doing so.

I have the same feeling as Martin and Bengt. That is, Ron you are still
not getting the correct picture. The fact that you have three-level
nested definition of functions is almost incidental: that's not the
important part (despite the nested scope variables.) The important part
is that you have to understand functions are objects.

Perhaps this will make you think a bit more:

x=1

if x==1:
    def f(): return 'Hello'
else:
    def f(): return 'Bye'

for x in range(3):
    def f(x=x):
        return x

Do you realize that I have introduced 5 function objects in the above
code? Do you realize that function objects could be created *anywhere*
you can write a Python statement? Whether it's inside another function,
or inside a if...else... statement, or inside a loop, doesn't matter.
Whereever you can write a Python statement, you can create a function
there. I don't know what your previous programming language is, but you
have to stop treating functions as "declarations". The "def" is an
executable statement.

Another example:

def f():
   return f

g = f()()()()()()()()()()()

is perfectly valid.