> > Secondly, I don't understand how curve_fit knows the number of arguments > > that test_func takes. > > Part of the dynamic nature of Python is that a function carries with it > the number of parameters (as just one among many such properties). We > call it "introspection" when we examine such properties of objects. The > curve_fit function usees such an introspection to find that > test_function has two parameters (a and b) defining the family of curves.
Thanks a lot. The above feature where a given function is able to inspect another function is really cool. This gives me an idea to go a read it further. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
