[Tutor] Can I use def without ( ) at the end?

[Nathan Pinno]

  Brian,

  I'll do one better and post the code after I'm done writing it. Then you 
can decide for yourself what I'm trying to do.

  Nathan P.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Brian van den Broek" <bvande at po-box.mcgill.ca>
  To: "Nathan Pinno" <falcon3166 at hotmail.com>
  Cc: <tutor at python.org>
  Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 6:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [Tutor] Can I use def without ( ) at the end?


  > Nathan Pinno said unto the world upon 09/07/2005 20:36:
  >
  > <top post corrected>
  >
  >>  ----- Original Message -----  From: "Brian van den Broek"
  >>
  >>  > Nathan Pinno said unto the world upon 09/07/2005 19:03:
  >>  >> Hi all,
  >>  >>
  >>  >> Is the subject possible without getting an error?
  >>  >>
  >>  >> Nathan Pinno
  >>  >> Crew, McDonalds Restaurant, Camrose, AB Canada
  >>  >> http://www.npinnowebsite.ca/
  >>  >
  >>  > No. Why do you want to do this? If it is to have a function with no
  >>  > arguments:
  >>  >
  >>  > >>> def no_args():
  >>  > ... print "I've no arguments"
  >>  > ...
  >>  > >>> no_args()
  >>  > I've no arguments
  >>  > >>>
  >>  >
  >>  > Brian vdB
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >>   Also, I just wanted to know because I'm using it in my Giant Computer
  >>  program for the menus, so I don't have to keep re-typing them.
  >>
  >>   Nathan Pinno
  >
  >
  > Nathan,
  >
  > I'm afraid I don't know what you meant in your other post by "get a
  > def". I'm also unclear on what it is you feel that you are having to
  > retype.
  >
  > The usual way to have some functions and 'drive' them through a text
  > menu is either a dictionary dispatch (don't worry about that right
  > now) or something simpler like:
  >
  >
  > >>> def function_1():
  > ... print "I am function 1!"
  > ...
  > >>> def function_2():
  > ... print "I am function 2!"
  > ...
  > >>> def menu():
  > ...     print "I'm a simple menu system."
  > ... print "Enter 1 for function 1"
  > ... print "Enter 2 for function 2"
  > ... choice = raw_input("Your selection please?\n")
  > ... if choice == '1':
  > ... function_1()
  > ... elif choice == '2':
  > ... function_2()
  > ... else:
  > ... print "Please read more carefully"
  >
  > Try that at the prompt, and then call the menu function -- on a line,
  > type:
  >
  > menu()
  >
  > If that isn't helping, you are going to have to explain more clearly
  > what problem it is that you are trying to avoid.
  >
  > Brian vdB
  >
  >