Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com>: > Similarly, there are plenty of cases where a nameless function is MUCH > clearer than breaking it out into a separate def and then using the > name once. Do you name the function for what it does internally? > > def get_oneth_element_index(item): > return item[1].index > L.sort(key=get_oneth_element_index) > > Or for how you're using it? > > def keyfunc(item): > return item[1].index > L.sort(key=keyfunc) > > Or do you just shortcut the whole thing by inlining it? > > L.sort(key=lambda item:item[1].index)
I still prefer the "def" variant. It even allows you to clarify the meaning of the tuple slot by using a nicer name. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
