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Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application

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From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date 2012-03-16 11:59 -0600
Subject Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:31:06 +0100, Kiuhnm wrote:
>
>> You wouldn't, because Haskel's way is more regular and makes a lot of
>> sense: parentheses are for grouping and that's it.
>
> 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 may
> 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?

A partial application of f with no arguments is still just f.

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Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Ray Song <emacsray@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 20:45 +0800
  Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application "bruno.desthuilliers@gmail.com" <bruno.desthuilliers@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 06:14 -0700
    Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 17:00 +0100
      RE: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-03-16 16:13 +0000
        Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 17:31 +0100
          Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 16:45 +0000
            Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 18:18 +0100
            Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 11:59 -0600
            Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 22:57 +0200
            Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-03-16 14:02 -0700
            Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> - 2012-03-17 00:14 +0200
          Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2012-03-16 16:55 -0500
    Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-03-17 00:38 -0400
  Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application "Colin J. Williams" <cjw@ncf.ca> - 2012-03-16 11:06 -0400
  Haskellizing python (was Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application) rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 22:26 -0700
  Re: Why not use juxtaposition to indicate function application Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-16 23:39 -0700

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