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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T22:49:39+00:00 2026-05-10T22:49:39+00:00

I would like to do something like the following: def add(a, b): #some code

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I would like to do something like the following:

def add(a, b):     #some code  def subtract(a, b):     #some code  operations = [add, subtract] operations[0]( 5,3) operations[1](5,3) 

In python, is it possible to assign something like a function pointer?

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  1. 2026-05-10T22:49:39+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 10:49 pm

    Did you try it? What you wrote works exactly as written. Functions are first-class objects in Python.

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