map versus the 'for' loop

[Will Ware]

Tim Peters (tim_one at email.msn.com) wrote:
> If func is None, map is much faster....
> If func is some builtin operation (like "+" or "len") spelled at least
> roughly the same way in both cases, ...
> map will usually be significantly faster

Pardon my density: I can easily see how to do this with "len", since
I can type "len" at the prompt and get a "<built-in function len>"
object back, but I can't see how to do that with "+". The best I've
been able to come up with is the lambda that you later say isn't a
good idea. How do I obtain a "<built-in function +>" object?
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