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		discardable_dan on Sept 6, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Common Lisp vs Racket Er, I rather meant that Python doesn't have a first-class lambda definitional form. You are right that you can get the python runtime to make closures.

eru on Sept 7, 2022 [–]

You are right that the syntax for making closures is a bit wonky.

You either have to give them a name (with 'def'), or you only get a restricted subset of syntax (with 'lambda').

In practice, giving them a name is not too much of a hassle.

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