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The following code-snippet is a test to see what happens when a function and a variable share the same name in the same scope. In Chrome it appears the variable definition has precedence in reference.
Sorry for the two part question, but it seemed wasteful to ask two separate questions.
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<!DOCTYPE html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title></title> </head> <body> <script> var overlapping = function() { return 'this is a var holding an anonymous function' }; function overlapping() { return 'this is a function definition'; } output( overlapping, 'overlapping' ); output( overlapping(), 'overlapping()' ); function output( expression, description ) { document.writeln( '<li>' + ( description ? ('<i>' + description + '</i>: ') : '' ) + expression + '</li>' ); } </script> </body> </html> 
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You cant because if you have example(), 'example' is a pointer to that function. This is the right answer. There are function pointers, which are variables. But also, all function names are treated as const function pointers!
If you use a function name as variable name , its value is replaced by function body .
Bottom line: you can't have two things simultaneously with the same name, be it a function, an integer, or any other object in Python. Just use a different name.
Naming variablesMostly, you can name variables however you please. Variables are local to the program in which they appear, so one function can have a variable or argument named x and another function can have a variable or argument of the same name, and there is no confusion.
In JavaScript, function definitions are hoisted to the top of the current scope. Your example code therefore reads as:
var overlapping = function() { return 'this is a function definition' }; var overlapping = function() { return 'this is a var holding an anonymous function' }; This is some good read about this topic: http://www.adequatelygood.com/2010/2/JavaScript-Scoping-and-Hoisting
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