Glossary coding Term Page

Higher-order function

accepts functions as arguments or returns a new function

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Related Concepts

Closure Decorator functools.wraps

Core Idea

Higher-order function is accepts functions as arguments or returns a new function. It usually makes the most sense alongside Closure, Decorator, functools.wraps.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across python posts as shared vocabulary.

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[Python 시리즈 14편] 데코레이터와 고차 함수 이해하기 함수를 인자로 받거나 반환하는 고차 함수 개념과 데코레이터 패턴을 단계적으로 설명한다.[Python Series 14] Understanding Decorators and Higher-Order Functions Learn how to pass functions as arguments and use decorators to add new features to your existing Python code. Includes a gentle introduction to closures and `functools.wraps`.