map/filter/reduce/lambda opinions and background unscientific mini-survey

[Steven Bethard]

Terry Hancock wrote:
> And a syntax just occured to me -- what about this:
> 
> [y*x for x,y]
> 
> ?
> 
> (that is:
> 
> [<expression> for <argument list>]

If you haven't already, see:

http://wiki.python.org/moin/AlternateLambdaSyntax

for other similar proposals.

STeVe