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assert h(1)(5) == 6 # h(1) is the closure.
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the values of <code>a</code> and <code>b</code> are closures, in both cases produced by returning a [[nested function]] with a free variable from the enclosing function, so that the free variable binds to the value of parameter <code>x</code> of the enclosing function. The closures in <code>a</code> and <code>b</code> are functionally identical. The only difference in implementation is that in the first case we used a nested function with a name, <code>g</code>, while in the second case we used an anonymous nested function (using the Python keyword <code>lambda</code> for creating an anonymous function). The original name, if any, used in defining them is irrelevant.
A closure is a value like any other value. It does not need to be assigned to a variable and can instead be used directly, as shown in the last two lines of the example. This usage may be deemed an "anonymous closure".
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