Python’s Built-In Closure
A language such as Python has a large number of notions that are not only intriguing but also designed to make the job of programmers easier.
Python closures are something that will be covered in this lesson’s accompanying tutorial. Nevertheless, before we go on to that, let’s quickly review nested functions and see how they might serve as a prerequisite for comprehension of this subject.
Ok, let’s get
started:
Program 1:
The following example programme demonstrates the idea of nested functions as well as non-local variables.
variables.
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#outer function
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def function_1(txt):
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#inner function
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def function_2():
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print(txt)
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function_2()
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function_1(
‘Python at JavaTpoint’
)
Output:
Explanation for
Python at JavaTpoint
:
Let’s get a grasp on what it is that we’ve accomplished here.
program-
- We have created function_1 that takes the parameter txt and inside this, we have made another function that prints the value of txt.
- As we can see ‘function_2’ is called in the above program and then we have passed a string value in function_1.
- On executing this program, it displays the desired output.
Program 2:
Let’s take a look at how the conclusion of our work may assist simplify our efforts and improve our overall programme.
The programme that follows provides an example of
same-
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#outer function
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def function_1(txt):
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#inner function
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def function_2():
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print(txt)
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return
function_2()
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function_3=function_1(
‘Let us learn a programming language.’
)
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function_3()
Output:
Explanation for
Let us learn a programming language.
Let’s get a grasp on what it is that we’ve accomplished here.
program-
- We have created function_1 that takes the parameter txt and inside this, we have made another function that prints the value of txt.
- As we can see the value of ‘function_2’ is returned in the above program and then we have passed a string value in function_1 and allotted that to function_3.
- On executing this program, it displays the desired output.
Observation:
Using the aforementioned evidence, we are able to draw the following conclusion:
that-
- With the help of closure, we can invoke functions that are outside the scope in Python.
- We can say that closure is a function object that remembers the values present in the enclosed scope.
- It is a record in which each variable of a function is mapped with the value or a reference to the name when the closure was created.
- It acts as an aid to fetch or access the variables with the help of closure copies.
When We can use a Closure
The following are some examples of where we may utilise the closure:
conditions:
- A program must have a nested function.
- The function should refer to a value in the enclosed function.
- The enclosing function should return the nested function.
Some More Features-
Characteristics of the Sealing Devices
are:
- Closures provide a kind of data hiding in our program and so we can avoid using global variables.
- It is an efficient option when we don’t have too many functions in our program.
Program 3:
Let’s wrap this out by taking a look at another another fascinating programme that makes use of closure.
The programme illustrates the circumstances in which we might make use of a closure rather than
class.
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def add_num(n):
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def addition(x):
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return
x+n
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return
addition
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add_2=add_num(
2
)
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add_8=add_num(
8
)
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print(add_2(
4
))
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print(add_2(
8
))
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print(add_8(add_2(
7
)))
Output:
Explanation of
6 10 17
Format:
Let’s break out what it is that we’ve accomplished in the last sentence.
program-
- The function that we created is add_num and inside this, there is another function called addition.
- This function is supposed to return the x+n value.
- In the next set of statements, we have used different ways of adding two numbers.
- On executing the program, it displays the required result.