ex.py

functions = []
 
for val in ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']:
    def f(val=val):
        return val
    functions.append(f)
 
for func in functions:
    print(func())

ex_cls.py

class Identity:
    def __init__(self, val):
        self.val = val
    def __call__(self):
        return self.val

functions = map(Identity, ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'])
 
for func in functions:
    print(func())

ex_partial.py

import functools

identity = lambda x: x
functions = [functools.partial(identity, x) for x in ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']]
 
for func in functions:
    print(func())