boB Stepp <robertvst...@gmail.com> writes: > I think this was my key point of confusion. I was mistakenly thinking > of f(x) as referring to the function object.
Right. ‘f’ is an expression, that Python resolves as whatever object ‘f’ references. ‘f(x)’ is an expression, that Python resolves by *calling* the object referenced by ‘f’, and resolves to whatever object that call returns. Both of them are expressions. ‘f’ is rightly termed a reference in both of them. Only the first expression (the name ‘f’ alone) is reasonably termed a reference. > Instead, it is calling that object with argument x I hope it will help for you to think in terms of “What value does this expression resolve to?” -- \ “Alternative explanations are always welcome in science, if | `\ they are better and explain more. Alternative explanations that | _o__) explain nothing are not welcome.” —Victor J. Stenger, 2001-11-05 | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
