Calling Function Without Parentheses!

[Max M]

Kamilche wrote:
> What a debug nightmare! I just spent HOURS running my script through
> the debugger, sprinkling in log statements, and the like, tracking down
> my problem.
> 
> I called a function without the ending parentheses. I sure do WISH
> Python would trap it when I try to do the following:
> MyFunc


Actually you want use a method as an ordinary variable without calling 
it in many cases. It is often used in a dynamic language.

A simple example is:

result = []
a = result.append
if something:
      a('some result')
elif something_else:
      a('another result')
else:
      a('default result')

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hilsen/regards Max M, Denmark

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