Python - Passing a function into another function

Question

I am solving a puzzle using python and depending on which puzzle I am solving I will have to use a special set of rules. How can I pass a function into another function in Python?

Example

def Game(listA, listB, rules):
   if rules == True:
      do...
   else:
      do...

def Rule1(v):
  if "variable_name1" in v:
      return False
  elif "variable_name2" in v:
      return False
  else:
      return True

def Rule2(v):
  if "variable_name3" and "variable_name4" in v:
      return False
  elif "variable_name4" and variable_name1 in v:
      return False
  else:
      return True

This is just a pseudo code and therefore not specific but I get the code to compile but I need to know how to call the function Game and whether it's correctly defined since rules will be switched for either Rule1(v) or Rule2(v).

If you have the answer please reply :-)

Thanx,

Hildur Sif

Answer 1

Just pass it in like any other parameter:

def a(x):
    return "a(%s)" % (x,)

def b(f,x):
    return f(x)

print b(a,10)

Answer 2

Treat function as variable in your program so you can just pass them to other functions easily:

def test ():
   print "test was invoked"

def invoker(func):
   func()

invoker(test)  # prints test was invoked

Answer 3

Just pass it in, like this:

Game(list_a, list_b, Rule1)

and then your Game function could look something like this (still pseudocode):

def Game(listA, listB, rules=None):
    if rules:
        # do something useful
        # ...
        result = rules(variable) # this is how you can call your rule
    else:
        # do something useful without rules