lambda (and reduce) are valuable

[Cameron Laird]

In article <mailman.1984.1134375476.18701.python-list at python.org>,
Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote:
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>    # create numeric pad
>    digit("7", 1, 1); digit("8", 2, 1); digit("9", 3, 1)
>    digit("4", 1, 2); digit("5", 2, 2); digit("6", 3, 2)
>    digit("1", 1, 3); digit("2", 2, 3); digit("3", 3, 3)
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I confess that this sort of thing often tempts me to

    for (numeral, row, column) in [
                (7, 1, 1), (8, 2, 1), (9, 3, 1),
		(4, 1, 2), (5, 2, 2), (6, 3, 2),
		(1, 1, 3), (2, 2, 3), (3, 3, 3)]:
        digit(str(numeral), row, column)