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Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:02:51 -0700
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On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> wro=
te:
> 16.03.12 18:45, Steven D'Aprano =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=
=B2(=D0=BB=D0=B0):
>> If f is a function which normally takes (for the sake of the argument)
>> one argument, then f would call the function with no arguments (which ma=
y
>> return a curried function, or may apply default arguments, or perhaps
>> raise an exception). So how would you refer to the function itself
>> without calling it?
>
> lambda:f

Doesn't help; wouldn't the lambda be implicitly called?

Cheers,
Chris