Are Python functions objects?

Python creates function objects for you when you use a def statement, or  when you use a lambda expression:

We can assign attributes to the function object and retrieve them as follows

Example

def foo(): pass
foo.score = 20
print(type(foo))
print(foo.score)
print(type(lambda x:x))

Output

We get the following output

C:/Users/TutorialsPoint1/~.py
<type 'function'>
20
<type 'function'>

Yes, python functions are full objects. They can have attributes and methods like objects. The functions can have data variables and even functions written inside of them. 

Rajendra Dharmkar

Published on 07-Dec-2017 10:36:56

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