Is there a way to automate the defining of a function in python? -

i wondering if there way automate defining of function. instance want set of functions like:

def add1:     list.append(x) def add2:     list.append(y) def add3:     list2.append(x) ... 

the problem have define lots of these, 232 exact. there faster way this? also, use python 3.2.

you may use exec

example:

def your_common_function(i, txt):    # here may decide arguments according "i" value    if == 1:       print(txt)    else:       print(txt+'s')  in range(1, 233):     exec("def add%d(txt):\n\tyour_common_function(%d, txt)" % (i, i))  add1("hello world")  # prints "hello world" add167("hello world")  # prints "hello worlds"  

edit changed code allow define different behaviours according "function number"