[Question] Functional style with lists

[David Berthelot]

Hi,

i like to program in functional style, for instance, to get the sum of
square values for a range i do :
>>> reduce(lambda x,y:x+y,map(lambda x:x*x,range(10)))
285
>>>

Ok, but i've a problem, how to access a list element in this fashion,
for instance:
>>> L = [ ("John",40), ("Monthy",35)]

I would like to sum the numeric values by using map.
I've tried this:
>>> map(lamda x,y:x+y,map(L.getitem,(1,)*len(L)))

But of course it doesn't work...

Does anybody has an idea to help me ?

--
- - --
David Berthelot            Contact at:
3rd year PhD Student       | LIRMM
Email: berthelo at lirmm.fr   | 161, Rue Ada
Tel  : 33 4 67 418 577     | 34392 MONTPELLIER Cedex 5
Fax  : 33 4 67 418 500     | FRANCE