Call
A call is the invocation of a function or method.
Related concepts: FunctionMethodReturn
Closest Wikipedia entry: Subroutine
Misconceptions about Call47 documented Misconceptions
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CannotChainAttributeAccesses
Attribute accesses cannot be chained togetherCannotChainAttributeToObjectInstantiation
Method calls, and attribute accesses in general, cannot be chained to a constructor invocation.DeferredReturn
A return statement in the middle of a function doesn't return immediatelyInitCreates
__init__ must create a new objectInitReturnsObject
__init__ needs to return an objectObjectsMustBeNamed
A variable is needed to instantiate an objectOutsideInFunctionNesting
Nested function calls are invoked outside inParenthesesOnlyIfArgument
() are optional for function calls without argumentsReturnCall
Return statements need () around the return valueReturnUnwindsMultipleFrames
A return statement can unwind multiple call stack framesRightToLeftChaining
Chained accesses are invoked from right to left