parameter undefined in procedure

[Don Tuttle]

[Tim Peters ]
> Actually, lambda was added with no clamoring at all!  lambda, map, reduce
> and filter were *all* contributed code (by the same non-Guido fellow), and
> showed up in Python 1.0.0 (a bit over 6 years ago) without a word of
public
> discussion or debate preceding -- they were a total surprise.  I was
> delighted at first, but have gotten sicker of them in each of the 73
months
> that have passed since.
>
> There's nothing wrong with the code that implemented them (to the
contrary,
> Amrit Prem did a great job); people simply won't let them remain the
"minor
> conveniences" they were intended to be.  Python hasn't been any fun at all
> since they were added <wink>.

Are there any plans to upgrade lambda, map, reduce and filter to become
"major conveniences"? Or are there already better ways to accomplish the
same things?