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From: Kurian Thayil <kurianmthayil@gmail.com>
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Subject: Partial Function Application -- Advantages over normal function?
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:43:42 +0530
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Hi,

I am a newbie in python and would like to learn GUI programming. I would like 
to know what exactly is Partial Function Applicaton (functool.partial())? Or 
how is it advantageous compared to normal functions? Or is there any 
advantange? Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Kurian Thayil.