Re: callable values

2017-10-07 Thread Thomas Jollans
On 07/10/17 01:58, Steve D'Aprano wrote: > On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 03:25 am, Stefan Ram wrote: > >> FWIW, in my course notes, I have coined a special word for >> this: >> >> A /prelate/ (German: "Prälat") is a callable value (object). > > In English, prelate is a kind of priest, a senior clergyman

Re: callable values (was: Introducing the "for" loop)

2017-10-06 Thread Steve D'Aprano
On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 03:25 am, Stefan Ram wrote: > FWIW, in my course notes, I have coined a special word for > this: > > A /prelate/ (German: "Prälat") is a callable value (object). In English, prelate is a kind of priest, a senior clergyman and dignitary. I don't know whether German make

Re: callable values

2017-10-06 Thread Thomas Jollans
On 06/10/17 18:25, Stefan Ram wrote: > Terry Reedy writes: >> On 10/6/2017 8:44 AM, ROGER GRAYDON CHRISTMAN wrote: >>> Despite the documentation, I would still be tempted to say that range is a >>> function. >> It is, *according* to the documentation. Built-in classes are included >> in Library

Re: callable values

2017-10-06 Thread Rhodri James
On 06/10/17 17:25, Stefan Ram wrote: Terry Reedy writes: On 10/6/2017 8:44 AM, ROGER GRAYDON CHRISTMAN wrote: Despite the documentation, I would still be tempted to say that range is a function. It is, *according* to the documentation. Built-in classes are included in Library Reference, Ch.