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		hutrdvnj on July 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Functools – The Power of Higher-Order Functions in... > move its definition outside the point You can define a named function inside a named function and thus limiting its scope. `def outer_func(): def inner_func(): print("hi") inner_func()`

ehsankia on July 9, 2021 [–]

I honestly prefer that, anything function longer than a line probably could use a name that gives it some context, even maybe a short docstring, to make the code more readable.

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