Theoretical question about Lambda
Erik Max Francis
max at alcyone.com
Thu May 2 02:57:17 EDT 2002
pekka niiranen wrote:
> Is there any forced need for Lambda's in Python ? I mean does Lambda
> contribute anything
> that cannot be done otherwise in Python ?
In Python, lambdas really just act as anonymous functions. They obviate
the need to give a name to a function that you might only use in one
instance.
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