[issue38900] Add a glossary entry for "callable" objects

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: I suggest linking to the built-in callable() function: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#callable -- resolution: -> rejected stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue38900] Add a glossary entry for "callable" objects

Delgan added the comment: I agree, it's straightforward. I just thought it could be useful to have a proper definition in the official documentation. For example, this question on StackOverflow actually received many views: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/111234/what-is-a-callable What

[issue38900] Add a glossary entry for "callable" objects

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: -1 I don't think this would be an improvement. We already have a builtin callable() function documented, and we have the documented Callable() abstract base class, and the __call__ method is documented in the library reference. I don't we need yet anoth

[issue38900] Add a glossary entry for "callable" objects

New submission from Delgan : Hi. Quick use case explanation about this: I would like to document my function, stating that it accepts any "callable" object and linking to a proper definition of such object. For example, I'm already doing this when my function accepts a "file object". There