[Python-Dev] Let's just keep lambda (original) (raw)

Patrick Collison patrick at collison.ie
Wed Feb 8 11:13:25 CET 2006

After so many attempts to come up with an alternative for lambda, perhaps we should admit defeat. I've not had the time to follow the most recent rounds, but I propose that we keep lambda, so as to stop wasting everybody's talent and time on an impossible quest. I agree with this. The name "lambda" is a wart, even if the deferred expression feature isn't. My preference is to simply replace the keyword lambda with a keyword "expr" (or if that's not acceptable because there's too much prior use of expr as a variable name, then maybe "expression" - but that's starting to get a bit long).

Sorry, I'm a little late to this discussion.

How about procedure', or just proc'?

And to think that people thought that keeping "lambda", but changing
the name, would avoid all the heated discussion... :-)

-Patrick

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