[3.9] bpo-28681: Clarify multiple function names in the tutorial (GH-21340) by miss-islington · Pull Request #21343 · python/cpython
A function definition introduces the function name in the current symbol table. The value of the function name has a type that is recognized by the interpreter as a user-defined function. This value can be assigned to another name which can then also be used as a function. This serves as a general renaming mechanism:: A function definition associates the function name with the function object in the current symbol table. The interpreter recognizes the object pointed to by that name as a user-defined function. Other names can also point to that same function object and can also be used to access the function::
>>> fib <function fib at 10042ed0>