[Tutor] How do you execute a stored function?

[Bruce Williams]

I new to Python and am looking for something like the Lisp "eval" function.
I have had no trouble storing functions in a dictionary, but haven't
stumbled upon a way to use them. 

Regards,
Bruce Williams
 
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