gistfile1.py

>>> def a(order):
...    todo = []
...    for i in order:
...        def g(i):
...            return lambda x: x[i]
,,,        todo.append(g(i))
...    def b(x):
...        return [do(x) for do in todo]
...    return b

>>> b = a([2, 0, 1])

>>> b(["a", "b", "c"])
<<< ['b', 'b', 'b']