[issue13430] Add a curry function to the functools module

[Marko Nervo]

Marko Nervo <marko at python.it> added the comment:

I totally disagree with the syntax for curried function, but I think a curry function is perfect for the functools module and I also think it could be useful at least as functools.partial. In addition, a lot of languages support currying, such as Haskell, Scala, Javascript...

However, here an example less confusional

>>> adder = curry(lambda (x, y): (x + y))
>>> adder3 = adder(3)
>>> adder3(4)
7
>>> adder3(5)
8

Currying let you defining new functions on other functions. This is a common practice in functional programming (point-free style). So, why not?

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