[Python-ideas] Syntax for curried functions

[Weeble]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Weeble wrote:
> > Would this be crazy? Make this:
> >
> > def spam(a,b,c)(d,e,f):
> >     [BODY]
> >
> > a synonym for:
> >
> > def spam(a,b,c):
> >     def spam2(d,e,f):
> >         [BODY]
> >     return spam2
> >
> > As far as I can tell, it would always be illegal syntax right now, so
> > it seems a safe change. And it would make it cleaner to write higher
> > order functions.
>
> I don't think it would. Your proposed syntax is only useful in the case
> that the outer function has no doc string and there's no pre-processing
> or post-processing of the inner function, including decorators.

Fair enough. I knew I must be overlooking something.

Sturla Molden wrote:
> This is atrocious.

:'(

Sorry. I thought it might be a bit of a crazy idea. I didn't think it
was that bad!