[Python-Dev] lambda (x, y): (original) (raw)

Brett Cannon brett at python.org
Fri Jan 24 16:53:22 CET 2014


On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Ram Rachum <ram at rachum.com> wrote:

I don't like how in Python 3.x, you can't do this:

lambda (x, y): whatever It's quite useful in Python 2 if I understand correctly, it's a side effect of such packed arguments not being allowed in function definitions. (i.e. def instead of lambda) Can you please refer me to the original discussion in which it was decided to remove this grammar in Python 3? I'd like to understand the arguments for it.

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