On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 12:35:27PM -0700, Collin Funk wrote:
> Yes, I see what you mean. I very much prefer the 'moduleFilter' idea.
> It would allow us to remove a lot of the repetitive conditionals. Now
> I just have to figure out how to do that. If only Python had function
> pointers...
It does, since callable objects exist as first class citizens. For
example:
>>> def foo():
... print("in foo")
...
>>> def bar():
... print("in bar")
...
>>> dispatch = { "foo":foo, "bar":bar }
>>> dispatch["foo"]()
in foo
>>> dispatch["bar"]()
in bar
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