In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, dpapathanasiou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I come from a functional programming school of thought, where you >avoid local variable declarations if at all possible.
Python is *so* not a functional programming language. There are a number of functional programming features available, but trying to push your Python programs into primarily a functional style will result in significantly poorer Python programs. Find another language if functional programming is critical to your style. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code." --Bill Harlan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
