On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 4:32 AM, Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now actual python > > def sumjensen(i_get, i_set,lower,upper,exp): > tot = 0 > i_set(lower) > while i_get() <= upper: > tot += exp_get() > i_set(i_get() + 1) > return tot > > > i=0 > a=[3,4,5] > i_get = lambda : i > def i_set(val): > global i > i = val > > exp_get = lambda : a[i_get()] > > > call as sumjensen(i_get, i_set, lower, upper, exp_get) > > [Note that because of lambda's restriction to being only an expression > I have to make it a def because of need for global]
You prove here that Python has first-class expressions in the same way that 80x86 assembly language has garbage collection. Sure, you can implement it using the primitives you have, but that's not support. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
