A replacement for lambda

[Bengt Richter]

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:30:36 -0400, Mike Meyer <mwm at mired.org> wrote:

>bokr at oz.net (Bengt Richter) writes:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:07:31 -0400, Mike Meyer <mwm at mired.org> wrote:
>>>I know, lambda bashing (and defending) in the group is one of the most
>>>popular ways to avoid writing code. However, while staring at some Oz
>>>code, I noticed a feature that would seem to make both groups happy -
>>>if we can figure out how to avoid the ugly syntax.
>> try
>>
>>     http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?as_q=anonymous+def&as_ugroup=comp.lang.python
>>
>> for much discussion of this ;-)
>
>Well, that pretty much kills that. I knew there had been a lot of
Well, why consider it killed? Maybe your weight could tilt the balance ;-)
I still like the anonymous def.

>discussion about anonymous functions, anonymous blocks, and of course
>various lambda replacements. But I didn't realize almost exactly this
>proposal had been discussed before. Shouldn't surprise me, though.
>
>Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and respond.
>
Sometimes ideas have to sit in the mulch for a while before it's their season to bloom ;-)

Regards,
Bengt Richter