[issue35853] Extend the functools module with more higher order function combinators

2019-01-29 Thread Tobias Pleyer
New submission from Tobias Pleyer : The partial function is a typical example of a higher order function: It takes a function as argument and returns a function. As the name of the functools module suggests its purpose is to provide tools for working with functions. This should, in my

[issue35853] Extend the functools module with more higher order function combinators

2019-01-29 Thread Tobias Pleyer
Change by Tobias Pleyer : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +11546 stage: -> patch review ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue35853> ___ ___ Py

[issue35853] Extend the functools module with more higher order function combinators

2019-02-01 Thread Tobias Pleyer
Tobias Pleyer added the comment: Thank you for your quick and detailed answer. It appears I slightly misunderstood the purpose of the functools module. However kudos for your great effort to push the Python language forward. Best regards Tobias