Python vs. Lisp -- please explain

Roy Smith roy at panix.com
Sun Feb 19 08:08:42 EST 2006


DH <no at spam.com> wrote:
> -python has true closures (although nothing like ruby's blocks)

What is a "true closure"?  Or, maybe what I'm asking is what kind of 
closure wouldn't be a true closure?  Is there some kind of ersatz closure 
other language try to pass off, in violation of truth in closure laws?



More information about the Python-list mailing list