Lambda

[e]

Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA? I can't figure out what it does from any
documentation i've found anywhere. i doubt i need it but i still want to
know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever!

[Alan McIntyre]

e wrote:

Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA? I can't figure out what it does from any
documentation i've found anywhere. i doubt i need it but i still want to
know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever!

Here's something:

http://docs.python.org/tut/node6.htm...00000000000000

Hope this helps,
Alan McIntyre
ESRG LLC
http://www.esrgtech.com

[Tim Leslie]

Short answer:

lambda is a python keyword which allows you to create anonymous
functions which may be considered a useful thing to have in certain
cases*.

Long answer:

To be provided by someone else who isn't meant to be working right now.

Tim

* There is much debate as to just how useful lambda functions are and
they are likely to be removed from the language in the distant futute
(python 3)
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:43:32 -0800, e <e@e.e> wrote:

Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA? I can't figure out what it does from any
documentation i've found anywhere. i doubt i need it but i still want to
know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever!
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[bruno modulix]

e wrote:

Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA?
No need to scream, we here you quite well.
I can't figure out what it does from any
documentation i've found anywhere.
Then I doubt you really did search.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Python+%2B+lambda
i doubt i need it
Why ?
but i still want to
know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever!

lambda is a keyword that is used to create anonymous functions. This is
pretty handy for simple callbacks.

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bruno desthuilliers
ruby -e "print 'o****@xiludom.gro'.split('@').collect{|p|
p.split('.').collect{|w| w.reverse}.join('.')}.join('@')"
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[Cameron Laird]

In article <ma***************************************@python. org>,
Tim Leslie <ti********@gmail.com> wrote: