[Python-ideas] a new lambda syntax

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Jim Jewett writes:
 > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Masklinn <masklinn at masklinn.net> wrote:
 > > But unless the language is dynamically scoped (which is getting pretty rare
 > > these days, and which Python definitely isn't)
 > 
 > err ... current python.  I believe that changed around python 2.2.
 > 
 > I've wanted a way to reverse that more often than I've wanted a way to
 > avoid naming a function.

It's funny ... the language I use most is Emacs Lisp and that has
taught me a severe aversion to dynamic scoping by default.  Sometimes
it's useful, but when I am using say Common Lisp an occasional defvar
just isn't that painful.  I don't think I've ever missed dynamic scope
in Python since my first few days with it.