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]

Re: Lambda

e wrote:[color=blue]
> 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![/color]

Here's something:

http://docs.python.org/tut/node6.html#SECTION006750000000000000000

Hope this helps,
Alan McIntyre
ESRG LLC

http://www.esrgtech.com

[Tim Leslie]

Re: Lambda

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:[color=blue]
> 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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> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>[/color]

[bruno modulix]

Re: Lambda

e wrote:[color=blue]
> Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA?[/color]

No need to scream, we here you quite well.
[color=blue]
> I can't figure out what it does from any
> documentation i've found anywhere.[/color]

Then I doubt you really did search.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Python+%2B+lambda

[color=blue]
> i doubt i need it[/color]

Why ?
[color=blue]
> but i still want to
> know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever![/color]

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

--
bruno desthuilliers
ruby -e "print 'onurb@xiludom. gro'.split('@') .collect{|p|
p.split('.').co llect{|w| w.reverse}.join ('.')}.join('@' )"
--

[Cameron Laird]

Re: Lambda

In article <mailman.2226.1 107914023.22381 .python-list@python.org >,
Tim Leslie <tim.leslie@gma il.com> wrote: