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Thu Apr 26 05:55:38 EDT 2001 · http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2001-April/073308.html

> From: Brandon J. Van Every [mailto:vanevery at 3DProgrammer.com]

> I get the feeling that Python doesn't have anything 
> resembling a function
> pointer?  i.e. no way to call a specific function according 
> to the value a
> variable is set to?

Might this be what you are looking for?

def hello():
	return 'hello'

def world():
    return 'world'

functions = {}
functions['hll'] = hello
functions['wrld'] = world

print functions['hll']()
print functions['wrld']()

regards Max M

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