Jason Zheng wrote:
I'm wondering why python still has limited lambda support. What's stopping the developers of python to support more lisp-like lambda function?
This comes up every few weeks on the list. If you haven't already, check the archives in Google for 'anonymous def' or 'anonymous function'. The usual response to this question is something along the lines of "if it's good enough to create a function for, it's good enough to name".
The true beauty of lambda function is not the convenience of creating functions without naming them. Lambda constructs truly enables higher-order function. For example, I can create a function A that returns a function B that does something interesting according to the arguments that I pass to function A.
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