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> No, bar is not a closure. It is basically just a local procedure. bar is a variable whose value is a closure. In python, defining a named function just creat

> No, bar is not a closure. It is basically just a local procedure. bar is a variable whose value is a closure. In python, defining a named function just creates a variable whose value is a closure.

lispm 16y ago
Python the language or Python the implementation?
- omaranto 16y ago
  I do mean the main implementation, CPython. I guess an implementation is free to avoid unnecessary closures and it would be nice to know if any others do.