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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 3:10:49 PM UTC+2, Jussi Piitulainen wrote:
> AdamKal writes:
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> > Hi, 
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> > From time to time I have to apply a series of functions to a value
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> > in such a way:
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> > 
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> > func4(func3(func2(func1(myval))))
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> > 
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> > I was wondering if there is a function in standard library that
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> > would take a list of functions and a initial value and do the above
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> > like this:
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> > func_im_looking_for([func1, func2, func3, func4], myval)
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> > 
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> > I looked in itertools but nothing seamed to do the job. This seams
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> > like something vary obvious that was needed many times elsewhere so
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> > maybe you could help me?
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> If you can have things backwards, or have func_im_looking_for reverse
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> things first, you can do it this way:
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> from functools import reduce
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> def funcall(arg, fun): return fun(arg)
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> def func1(arg): return 'f1({})'.format(arg)
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> def func2(arg): return 'f2({})'.format(arg)
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> def func3(arg): return 'f3({})'.format(arg)
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> # prints: f1(f2(f3(3.14)))
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> print(reduce(funcall, (func3, func2, func1), 3.14))

I had never thought about the "f({0})".format(arg) trick, that is excellent, thank you!!!

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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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