In the example I gave: sorted_list = sorted(list_strings, key = str.lower)
sorted takes str.lower as a parameter, doesn't it? So, it should be a high order function El 14 de febrero de 2011 21:06, Walter Prins <wpr...@gmail.com> escribió: > > > 2011/2/14 Rafael Durán Castañeda <rafadurancastan...@gmail.com> > > Could we consider sorted as an high order function? >> >> sorted_list = sorted(list_strings, key = str.lower) >> >> > No because sorted() returns a list as a result. A higher order function > produces another function as a result, or takes one or more functions as a > parameter. > > Walter >
_______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
