Creating a variable as a function

[bowlofred]

I guess to say "can't" is a little bit strong. Python does have lambda expressions, but they can only be a single expression rather than everything that can be placed into a (named) function.

>>> squareit = lambda x: x**2 # no name, but assigned to squareit
>>> print(squareit(5))
25

But because of the limitations, I think of them as a separate category from python functions.