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In this chapter we will explore the concept of high-order functions. These are functions that take as a parameter, or return (or both), a function. To do this we will first look into how Python represents functions in memory and explore what actually happens when we execute a Python function.
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Hunt, J. (2019). Higher Order Functions. In: A Beginners Guide to Python 3 Programming. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20290-3_15
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