Question on Python Function

[Alister]

On Mon, 24 May 2010 22:56:34 +0200, Vlastimil Brom wrote:

> 2010/5/24 joy99 <subhakolkata1234 at gmail.com>:
>>
>>
>> Dear Group,
>>
>> I have a small question on function.
>>
>> If I write two functions like the following:
>>
>> IDLE 2.6.5
>>>>> def function1(n):
>>        element1=5
>>        element2=6
>>        add=element1+element2
>>        print "PRINT THE ADDITION",add
>>
>>
>>>>> def function2(n):
>>        element3=7
>>        element4=22
>>        mult=element3*element4
>>        print "PRINT THE MULTIPLICATION",mult
>>
>> Can I now write a third function where the above two functions can be
>> passed as argument or parameter?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Subhabrata.
>>
>> NB: As I copied the code from IDLE to MS-Word befor posting here, codes
>> may have slight indentation errors. --
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>>
>>
> Hi,
> while it is quite unclear to me, what you are trying to achieve (what
> are the passed n arguments supposed to do?), you can well pass an
> already defined function as an argument to another function; if you want
> to select a function for the needed operation, if can be e.g.:
> 
> def compute(arg1, arg2, fn):
>     fn(arg1, arg2)
> 
> - supposing you don't want to "return" the result but just print it as
> your functions do;
> is it what you were after or did I miss something more complex?
> 
> hth
>   vbr
I did not realise you could pass a function like this, I am sure it could 
lead to some interesting programming.

I am still new to OOP & the light is only just starting to switch on.

analysing your examples I now realise that all function parameters are 
Objects & EVERYTHING(well almost anyway) is an object.

It just goes to show that even when you know 1 answer to the original 
question You can still learn by looking at others







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