Replacement for lambda - 'def' as an expression?

[Paul Rubin]

Sybren Stuvel <sybrenUSE at YOURthirdtower.com.imagination> writes:
> An example:
> 
> def generate_randomizer(n, m):
>     randomizer = def(x):
>         return x ** n % m
> 
>     return randomizer

You're a little bit confused; "name" doesn't necessarily mean "persistent
name".  You could write the above as:

  def generate_randomizer (n, m):
     def randomizer(x):
        return pow(x, n, m)
     return randomizer