How to define function arguments partially? Python

Question

If I have a function with some arguments, I can define a duck function like this:

>>> def f(x, y=0, z=42): return x + y * z 
... 
>>> f(1,2,3)
7
>>> g = f
>>> f(1,2)
85
>>> g(1,2)
85

I've tried to override the arguments partially but this didn't work:

>>> g = f(z=23)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: f() takes at least 1 argument (1 given)

How do I define function arguments partially for the duck function?

Prezt · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-11 19:42:33Z

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>>> from functools import partial
>>> def f(x, y=0, z=42): return x + y * z
... 
>>> g = partial(f, z=23)
>>> g(1,2)
47
>>> f(1,2,23)
47

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answered Oct 12, 2016 at 1:34

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