i know how to programmatically create python functions:
module = __import__( '__main__') def factory( val ): def f( arg=val ): print arg, val f.__name__ = 'function%s' % x return f for x in [1,2,3,4]: func = factory( x ) setattr( module, func.__name__, func) but i'd like to add a little more customization: i'd like to vary the name of the argument to the function, which is now fixed as 'arg': help( function2 ) # Help on function function2 in module __main__: # # function2(arg=2) ideally i'd like to create each function in the example with the given format: function1(arg1=1) function2(arg2=2) function3(arg3=3) function4(arg4=4) i know that the function will behave the same regardless of the arg name, but i would like to help convey to the user what the meaning of the argumetns are. plus, i would also like to vary the number are keyword args. thanks in advance, chad -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list