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

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Thu Feb 9 06:33:01 CET 2006

Jiwon Seo wrote:

Then, is there any chance anonymous function - or closure - is supported in python 3.0 ? Or at least have a discussion about it?

That discussion appears to be closed (or, not really: everybody can discuss, but it likely won't change anything).

(IMHO, closure is very handy for function like map, sort etc. And having to write a function for multiple statement is kind of good in that function name explains what it does. However, I sometimes feel that having no name at all is clearer. Also, having to define a function when it'll be used only once seemed inappropriate sometimes.)

Hmm. Can you give real-world examples (of existing code) where you needed this?

Regards, Martin

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