[Python-3000] genexp syntax / lambda

Steven Bethard steven.bethard at gmail.com
Wed Apr 19 23:01:26 CEST 2006


On 4/19/06, Boris Borcic <bborcic at gmail.com> wrote:
> BTW, what about replacing the geeky and arguably lengthy keyword
> "lambda" with either :
>
> given    - much clearer and slightly more concise; or
> ?         - slightly clearer and much more concise  ?

Guido's already said that lambda will stay as it is.  We don't need to
start this thread again.  If you really like "given", you can just
apply Talin's patch:
    http://bugs.python.org/1434008

Steve
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