Why does not Python accept functions with no names?

[Barry]

> On 20 Feb 2022, at 15:35, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer <arj.python at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Greetings list.
> 
> Out of curiosity, why doesn't Python accept
> def ():
>    return '---'
> 
> ()
> 
> Where the function name is ''?

Because there is no variable that is holding a ref to the code.
So it’s pointless.


Barry

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