anonymous functions/expressions without lambda?

[Cameron Laird]

In article <aeGdnR0QWZ8XYu3fRVn-vg at powergate.ca>,
Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>Paul Miller wrote:
>> For example, let's say I have a function which binds a key to a function 
>> call. I want to do something "simple" in this function call, and I have 
>> a lot of bindings, so I don't want to have a ton of tiny little 
>> functions scattered around:
>> 
>>     def setVarTo1():
>>         foo.var = 1
>>     def setVarTo2():
>>         foo.var = 2
>> 
>>     bind('a', setVarTo1)
>>     bind('b', setVarTo2)
>> 
>> Instead, I'd like to do something like this:
>> 
>>     bind('a', foo.var = 1)
>>     bind('b', foo.var = 2)
>> 
>> What's the recommended way to do something like this?
>
>This meets your requirements as stated:
>
>def temp():
>    foo.var = 1
>
>bind('a', temp)
>
>def temp():
>    foo.var = 2
>
>bind('b', temp)
>
>del temp
>
>
>-Peter

Ewww!  *When* is lambda going bye-bye?  I apparently
haven't been paying close enough attention.  Among other
considerations, I still instruct people to use lambda for
plenty of specific cases.