In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Adam DePrince <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We can operate on every other class without having to involve the
> namespace, why should functions be any different?
def is a weird beast. It does more than just bind a lambda to a name,
it also alters the function so it knows its own name. For example, the
following:
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def foo ():
print "I am foo"
bar = foo
def foo ():
print "I am foo's evil twin"
foo()
print foo
bar()
print bar
baz = lambda : "I am lambda"
print baz
print baz()
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will print:
I am foo's evil twin
<function foo at 0x363c70>
I am foo
<function foo at 0x35ae70>
<function <lambda> at 0x363770>
I am lambda
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