Compose functions in Python

Python interview exercise on Functions & Decorators, difficulty 2 of 3. Solve it in the editor beside a worked example; the tests run the moment you do.

Write compose(*fns) that returns a function applying fns right to left: compose(f, g, h)(x) is f(g(h(x))). With no functions it returns its argument unchanged.

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