rot13 in a more Pythonic style?
Beej
beej at beej.us
Wed Feb 14 15:06:51 EST 2007
On Feb 14, 9:04 am, "Andy Dingley" <ding... at codesmiths.com> wrote:
> I still don't understand what a lambda is _for_ in Python.
Python supports functional programming to a certain extent, and
lambdas are part of this.
http://linuxgazette.net/109/pramode.html
> I know what
> they are, I know what the alternatives are, but I still haven't found
> an instance where it permits something novel to be done that couldn't
> be done otherwise (if maybe not so neatly).
Strictly speaking, you can live your whole life without using them.
There's always a procedural way of doing things, as well.
-Beej
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