On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:59:18 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote: > When one prints a function, one might get something like: > > <function sum.operation at 0x0000000001E71BF8> > > . The participants of my basic course asked me what the address is > for. I did not know. > > What's so important about the (presumed) address of a function that it > is shown on every stringification of each function?
it is the internal id of the function - Not necessarily an address, that is an implementation detail. it is not intended for use within a program & has (almost) no practical use. -- Microsoft Zen - Become one with the blue screen. -- From a Slashdot.org post -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
