callable values
Rhodri James
rhodri at kynesim.co.uk
Fri Oct 6 13:07:07 EDT 2017
On 06/10/17 17:25, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> writes:
>> On 10/6/2017 8:44 AM, ROGER GRAYDON CHRISTMAN wrote:
>>> Despite the documentation, I would still be tempted to say that range is a
>>> function.
>> It is, *according* to the documentation. Built-in classes are included
>> in Library Reference, Ch. 2, Built-in Functions. Changing that to
>> "Built-in Functions and Classes" has been proposed (perhaps by me) and
>> rejected.
>
> FWIW, in my course notes, I have coined a special word for
> this:
>
> A /prelate/ (German: "Prälat") is a callable value (object).
I think I'll continue to call them callables. That way I won't burst
into giggles when I accidentally think of them as church dignitaries.
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Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd
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