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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!

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

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 <> 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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>

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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In article <mailman.2226.1107914023.22381.python->,
Tim Leslie <> wrote:
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>* 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)
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I like to think <URL:
http://www.unixreview.com/documents/...2f/ur0502f.htm >
helps the debate.