Lambda

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Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA? I can't figure out what it does from any
documentation i've found anywhere. i doubt i need it but i still want to
know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever!

 

[Alan McIntyre]

Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA? I can't figure out what it does from any
documentation i've found anywhere. i doubt i need it but i still want to
know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever!

Here's something:

http://docs.python.org/tut/node6.html#SECTION006750000000000000000

Hope this helps,
Alan McIntyre
ESRG LLC
http://www.esrgtech.com

 

[Tim Leslie]

Short answer:

lambda is a python keyword which allows you to create anonymous
functions which may be considered a useful thing to have in certain
cases*.

Long answer:

To be provided by someone else who isn't meant to be working right now.

Tim

* There is much debate as to just how useful lambda functions are and
they are likely to be removed from the language in the distant futute
(python 3)

 

[bruno modulix]

Question: WHAT IS LAMBDA?

No need to scream, we here you quite well.

I can't figure out what it does from any
documentation i've found anywhere.

Then I doubt you really did search.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Python+++lambda

i doubt i need it

Why ?

but i still want to
know what the heck it is/does/fixes/whatever!

lambda is a keyword that is used to create anonymous functions. This is
pretty handy for simple callbacks.

 

[Cameron Laird]

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* There is much debate as to just how useful lambda functions are and
they are likely to be removed from the language in the distant futute
(python 3)

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I like to think <URL:
http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9568/ur0502f/ur0502f.htm >
helps the debate.