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makefun_create_function_with_custom_signature_and_defaults.py

python

Dynamically create a function with a specific signature that wraps another funct

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makefun_create_function_with_custom_signature_and_defaults.py
1from makefun import create_function
2
3# 1. Define the signature of the function we want to create
4func_sig = "my_func(a, b=1)"
5
6# 2. Define the implementation
7def my_impl(a, b):
8    print("a=%s, b=%s" % (a, b))
9    return a + b
10
11# 3. Create the function
12dynamic_func = create_function(func_sig, my_impl)
13
14# Test it
15res = dynamic_func(1)
16print("Result: %s" % res)
17
18# Check the metadata
19print("Function name: %s" % dynamic_func.__name__)
20help(dynamic_func)