On 2011-11-28, Ian Kelly <ian.g.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the implication is that Unit has only one syntax for > creating functions, which is lambda-style. In any case, why > does Python require a special keyword? def is only used in a > statement context, and lambda is only used in an expression > context. Why not use the same keyword for both? I think the > answer is historical: def came first, and when anonymous > functions were added it didn't make sense to use the keyword > "def" for them, because "def" implies a name being defined.
I've always held with the "anti-functional style conspiracy" interpretation of Python's lambda expressions. They were added but grudgingingly, made weak on purpose to discourage their use. -- Neil Cerutti "This room is an illusion and is a trap devisut by Satan. Go ahead and dauntlessly! Make rapid progres!" --Ghosts 'n Goblins -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
