On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:07:31 -0400, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I know, lambda bashing (and defending) in the group is one of the most >popular ways to avoid writing code. However, while staring at some Oz >code, I noticed a feature that would seem to make both groups happy - >if we can figure out how to avoid the ugly syntax. > >This proposal does away with the well-known/obscure "lambda" >keyword. It gives those who want a more functional lambda what they >want. It doesn't add any new keywords. It doesn't add any new magic >characters, though it does add meaning to an existing one. That could >be replaced by a new magic token, or adding magic meaning to a >non-magic token. It breaks no old code either way. > >I haven't really worked out all the implications; I just wanted to >throw it out and see what everyone else thought about it. As a >result, the code examples tend to be ugly. > >As previously hinted, this feature is lifted from Oz. try http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?as_q=anonymous+def&as_ugroup=comp.lang.python for much discussion of this ;-) Regards, Bengt Richter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list