function operators

[Delaney, Timothy]

> From: James A. H. Skillen [mailto:jahs at jahs.org]
> 
> Has anyone ever wished that Python had operators defined on functions?
> For example, suppose you want the function f(x) = cos(x) + sin(x).
> You could do:
> 
>     def f(x):
>         return cos(x) + sin(x)
> 
> or
> 
>     f = lambda x: cos(x) + sin(x)
> 
> but wouldn't:
> 
>     f = cos + sin
> 
> be *much* nicer?

You could do all of this using callable classes. Wouldn't even be
particularly difficult.

For a few pointers in the right direction, look at the currying classes at
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook/.

Tim Delaney