How do I create an array of functions?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:16:39 -0800, Rob Wolfe wrote:

> 
> Steven W. Orr wrote:
>> I have a table of integers and each time I look up a value from the table
>> I want to call a function using the table entry as an index into an array
>> whose values are the different functions.  I haven't seen anything on how
>> to do this in python.
> 
> Do you mean something like that?
> 
> # test.py
> 
> def fun1(): return "fun1"
> def fun2(): return "fun2"
> def fun3(): return "fun3"
> 
> # list of functions
> dsp = [f for fname, f in sorted(globals().items()) if callable(f)]

Hmmm... when I try that, I get dozens of other functions, not just fun1,
fun2 and fun3. And not just functions either; I also get classes.

Does Python have a function that will read my mind and only return the
objects I'm thinking of?



-- 
Steven.