[Python-Dev] Missing operator.call (original) (raw)

Hrvoje Niksic hrvoje.niksic at avl.com
Wed Feb 4 14:02:17 CET 2009


Is there a reason why the operator module doesn't have an operator.call function? It would seem logical to be able to write:

map(operator.call, lst)

which calls each object in lst, just like map(operator.neg, lst) negates every object. Of course, operator.call is equivalent to lambda x: x(), but such an equivalence exists for all functions in the operator module.

call should also be provided for symmetry with other operators that correspond to special-name methods.

If there is interest in this and no reason why it shouldn't be done, I can write up an issue in the tracker and provide a patch.



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