In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Paul Miller wrote: >> For example, let's say I have a function which binds a key to a function >> call. I want to do something "simple" in this function call, and I have >> a lot of bindings, so I don't want to have a ton of tiny little >> functions scattered around: >> >> def setVarTo1(): >> foo.var = 1 >> def setVarTo2(): >> foo.var = 2 >> >> bind('a', setVarTo1) >> bind('b', setVarTo2) >> >> Instead, I'd like to do something like this: >> >> bind('a', foo.var = 1) >> bind('b', foo.var = 2) >> >> What's the recommended way to do something like this? > >This meets your requirements as stated: > >def temp(): > foo.var = 1 > >bind('a', temp) > >def temp(): > foo.var = 2 > >bind('b', temp) > >del temp > > >-Peter
Ewww! *When* is lambda going bye-bye? I apparently haven't been paying close enough attention. Among other considerations, I still instruct people to use lambda for plenty of specific cases. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list