On Sep 21, 4:47 pm, "Sean Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just tell him that "functions are like all other variables and can > therefore be passed by other functions or returned by other functions. > " >
I could """Just tell him that "functions are like all other variables and can therefore be passed by other functions or returned by other functions. " """ but wouldn't it be great if Python did this for me? It seems to me that the ability for Python to explicitly state that functions-are- like-other-variables is there so why not expose it? > If your friend understands variables and functions and he can't make > the "leap" (and assuming you're right, of course) then your friend > doesn't understand variables and functions. To say that you understand variables and functions is language specific. You can't translate your knowledge of variables and functions from Python to Java and vice-versa. They are treated completely different. Perhaps you can translate your Python understanding of functions and variables to Javascript but not to C. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
