Adam DePrince wrote: >> So, those are my thoughts on how lambdas are "really" used. If others >> out there have real-life code that uses lambdas in interesting ways, >> feel free to share them here! >> > > Lets not forget the "real reason" for lambda ...
I really hoped you would point out the _real_ reason for lambda... > the elegance of orthogonality. ... but you didn't. Everyone knows that lambda is there to help in one-liner contests and code obfuscation. Lambda is one of Python's very few instruments that assist in writing code reaching Perl's unreadability, and as such it should be valued highly! <big-evil-grin-wink> Reinhold -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list