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

Eric V. Smith eric at trueblade.com
Fri Jan 24 16:57:28 CET 2014


On 1/24/2014 10:50 AM, Ram Rachum 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)

You can still do:

fn = lambda x, y: x+y fn(20, 22) 42

It's just tuple unpacking which doesn't work.

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.

See PEP 3113.



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