[Tutor] Explanation of this lambda

[Johan Geldenhuys]

Thanks, Alan.

That makes it a lot easier to understand. I'll play around with other
examples to see what it is doing.

Johan 

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From: tutor-bounces at python.org [mailto:tutor-bounces at python.org] On Behalf
Of Alan Gauld
Sent: 22 February 2007 11:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [Tutor] Explanation of this lambda


"Johan Geldenhuys" <johan at accesstel.co.za> wrote

> Would somebody care to explain what is happening in this process?
>
> def intToBin(self, x, count=8):
>        return "".join(map(lambda y:str((x>>y)&1), range(count-1, -1, 
> -1)))

"".join()   turns a list into a string
map() returns a list where each item is the result of applying the lambda to
the range()

lamda y: .....  is a function to be applied

str() converts to a string

x>>y   shifts the bits of x right by y places  010 -> 001

& 1 bitwise ands with 1 which returns 1 if the last bit is one.

put the bits together and it should be clear.

HTH,


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Alan Gauld
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