[Python-ideas] Multi Statement Lambdas

[Andreas Winschu]

A def function has to be named.

Wheres a lambda expression can be passed anonymously to any other function
as an argument.

*map(lambda x: x**2, array)*

vs

*def powers2(x)*
*   x**2*
*map(powers2, array)*

Coming up with a name here is not needed, as the operation is expressive
enough.



Am So., 21. Okt. 2018 um 18:17 Uhr schrieb Anders Hovmöller <
boxed at killingar.net>:

>
> >  A powerful general purpose language should not limit itself to one
> statement in a closure.
>
> Nitpick on language: It doesn't. Lambdas are not the only way to do a
> closure.
>
> It's important to be precise when discussing these things.
>
> > Lets add mutli-statement lambdas to python either with just curly braces
> or with an indent based machine.
>
> Mostly it's just better with a function. Do you have some more compelling
> examples where you can't use a function smoothly?
>
> / Anders



-- 
Gruß

Andreas Winschu
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