Mar 8, 2011 · 16 Lambda is more of a concept or programming technique then anything else. Basically it's the idea that you get a function (a first-class object in python) returned as a result of another …

As stated above, the lambda operator in Python defines an anonymous function, and in Python functions are closures. It is important not to confuse the concept of closures with the operator lambda, which is …

I saw some examples using built-in functions like sorted, sum etc. that use key=lambda. What does lambda mean here? How does it work? For the general computer science concept of a lambda, see …

Oct 18, 2009 · In Python it is only possible to make a lambda that returns a single expression, and the lambda cannot span multiple lines (unless you join the multiple lines by using the backslash-at-the …

Sep 4, 2012 · I'm curious about the difference between lambda function and a regular function (defined with def) - in the python level. (I know what is the difference for programmers and when to use each …

May 31, 2013 · p = lambda x: (lambda x: x%2)(x)/2 Note in Python 2 this example will always return 0 since the remainder from dividing by 2 will be either 0 or 1 and integer-dividing that result by 2 will …

Why is the output of the following two list comprehensions different, even though f and the lambda function are the same? f = lambda x: x*x [f(x) for x in range(10)] and [lambda x: x*x for x in r...

An easy way to perform an if in lambda is by using list comprehension. You can't raise an exception in lambda, but this is a way in Python 3.x to do something close to your example:

Aug 18, 2013 · I come from OOP background and trying to learn python. I am using the max function which uses a lambda expression to return the instance of type Player having maximum totalScore …

I don't quite understand the syntax behind the sorted() argument: key=lambda variable: variable[0] Isn't lambda arbitrary? Why is variable stated twice in what looks like a dict?