I wish lambdas will not be deprecated in Python but the key to that is dropping the keyword (lambda). If anybody could think of a better syntax for lambdas _with_ arguments, we could develop PEP 312 further.
Well, my vote is still with Ruby-style codeblock syntax, but as a compromise, what about the following:
fun(a, b): a + b
as a replacement for:
lambda a, b: a + b
Advantages: - Doesn't use the l-word - Uses parentheses always - "fun" is shorter and self-describing - Makes Python code more "fun" ;)
Disadvantages:
- Requires a new keyword, breaking backward compatibility
(I'm assuming we're still talking about Py3k here)
- (Still) doesn't interface statements with expressionsDave -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
