On Feb 14, 9:04 am, "Andy Dingley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I still don't understand what a lambda is _for_ in Python.
Python supports functional programming to a certain extent, and lambdas are part of this. http://linuxgazette.net/109/pramode.html > I know what > they are, I know what the alternatives are, but I still haven't found > an instance where it permits something novel to be done that couldn't > be done otherwise (if maybe not so neatly). Strictly speaking, you can live your whole life without using them. There's always a procedural way of doing things, as well. -Beej -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
