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I would rewrite that paragraph as follows:
A function definition associates the function name with
the function object in the current symbol table. The
interpreter recognizes the object pointed to by that
name as a user-defined function. Other names can also
point to that same function object and can then also
be used as a function.
You will note that I've dropped the mention of renaming entirely, since the function does know it's __name__, and introducing that topic at this point in the tutorial would be confusing and unnecessary. (NB: one could also say "referenced" and "reference" rather than "pointed to" and "point to"; I'm not sure which is more in line with the rest of the tutorial). |
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