[PSA MEMBERS] Re: [Types-sig] Suggestions for python 2

skaller skaller at maxtal.com.au
Mon Jan 17 15:51:45 EST 2000


Edward Welbourne wrote:
> 
> >>   * certain tools the functional programmers crave, notably a truly
> >>     faithful implementation of currie()
> >
> >       not required: python lambdas subsume what can be done with
> >       currying.
> 
> Unfortunately, unless I'm missing something, this is only true when you
> know the call-signature of the function you are packaging.

> Can you show me a piece of valid python (using lambdas or otherwise)
> which achieves this effect ?

It hadn't occured to me you wouldn't know the arguments.
I always know the positional arguments (not necessarily the
optional ones) -- there's no other way to call a function :-)

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