How to determine if the variable is a function in Python?

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Published on 2010-03-17T01:22:44Z Indexed on 2010/03/17 1:31 UTC
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Since functions are values in Python, how do I determine if the variable is a function?

For example:

boda = len   # boda is the length function now
if ?is_var_function(boda)?:
  print "Boda is a function!"
else:
  print "Boda is not a function!"

Here hypothetical ?is_var_function(x)? should return true if x is a callable function, and false if it is not.

Please advise!

Thanks, Boda Cydo.

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