6.1 - First-Class Functions and Higher-Order Functions
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What does it mean for functions to be first-class citizens in Python?
💡 Hint: Think about how you can store functions in variables.
Give an example of a higher-order function.
💡 Hint: Consider functions that accept other functions.
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What are first-class functions in Python?
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of first-class citizens in programming.
True or False: Higher-order functions can return other functions.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how functions can interact with one another.
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Create a series of higher-order functions that manipulate a list of integers to return doubled, incremented, or decremented values, depending on input.
💡 Hint: Think about how functions can return others based on specified parameters.
Write a test function using first-class functions to validate another function’s behavior without altering its source.
💡 Hint: This is about capturing how first-class functions can shift context during execution.
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