Example of closures in Python

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

#closures are a poor man's object (and vice-versa)
# http://okmij.org/ftp/Scheme/oop-in-fp.txt

class StoresStuff:
  def __init__(self, member):
    self.member = member

def poorMansObject(init_member):
  s = StoresStuff(init_member)
  def getter():
    return s.member

  def setter(v):
    s.member = v 

  return (getter, setter)

(my_get, my_set) = poorMansObject(5)

assert my_get() == 5
my_set(4)
assert my_get() == 4