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Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value?

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On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:50:53 PM UTC+2, Josh English wrote:
> Reduce tricks are nice, but I prefer clarity sometimes:
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> def double(x):
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>     return x*2
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> def add3(x):
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>     return x+3
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> 
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> def compose(*funcs):
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>     for func in funcs:
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>         if not callable(func):
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>             raise ValueError('Must pass callable functions')
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> 
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>     def inner(value):
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>         for func in funcs:
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>             value = func(value)
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>         return value
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>     return inner
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> add_then_double = compose(add3, double)
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> double_then_add = compose(double, add3)
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> 
> 
> print add_then_double(1) # prints 8
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> print double_then_add(1) # prints 5


This is my favourite design, simple, clear, straightforward, very pythonic imho.  So great that I actually dod not notice it, and wrote it again after you! Imho still, the ValueError you are raising is not that important in this context, it would raise an Error anyway.

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Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? AdamKal <adamkalinski@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 05:52 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-08-28 16:10 +0300
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 15:48 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-08-28 08:11 -0500
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-08-28 16:19 +0300
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? AdamKal <adamkalinski@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 06:23 -0700
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 23:26 +1000
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-08-28 08:43 -0500
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? AdamKal <adamkalinski@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 06:50 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? ishish <ishish@domhain.de> - 2013-08-28 14:17 +0100
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2013-08-28 15:09 +0200
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Josh English <Joshua.R.English@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 11:50 -0700
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 23:17 -0700
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 16:36 +1000
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Fabrice Pombet <fp2161@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 01:11 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 13:50 -0700
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 07:05 +1000
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 14:27 -0700
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-30 02:18 +0000
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 07:35 +1000
          Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 23:14 -0700
            Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 16:23 +1000
              Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Fabrice Pombet <fp2161@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 01:06 -0700
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 14:48 -0700
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-08-30 00:38 -0400
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-30 02:09 +0000
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 23:06 -0700

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