converting boolean filter function to lambda

[Mark Lawrence]

On 26/06/2015 01:57, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 06/25/2015 05:09 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>> On 26/06/2015 00:59, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 1:59 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us>
>>> wrote:
>>>> My attempt at a lambda function fails:
>>>>
>>>> filter(lambda p: (p in c for c in contacts), main)
>>>> # ['291.792.9001', '291.792.9000']
>>>>
>>>> Besides using a lambda ;) , what have I done wrong?
>>>
>>> This looks like a job for a list comprehension!
>>>
>>> (Cue the swooping-in cape-wearing list comp, coming to save the day)
>>>
>>> ChrisA
>>>
>>
>> In exactly the same way that swooping-in cape-wearing Greg Ewing, from
>> the home of 10 man rugby, had to point out to Ethan some years back
>> what "booted into touch" meant? :)
>>
>> I've also seen Ethan refer to bowlers today, I just hope he's very
>> careful and doesn't get caught on the back foot.  Next question from
>> Ethan is?
>
> Uh, "caught on the back foot"?  I thought I was okay as long as I didn't
> slide across the line or gutter the ball.  ;)
>
> --
> ~Ethan~

I takes it you're referring to the cissies game where everybody has to 
wear a glove just to catch the ball?  And there's no seam to cut your 
hands if you get it wrong, so I guess they don't bother rubbing white 
spirit into the hands to help toughen them up? :)

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Mark Lawrence