[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey there, > i have been learning python for the past few months, but i can seem to > get what exactly a lamda is for.
It defines a function. f = lambda x, y: expression is equivalent to def f(x, y): return expression Note that lambda is an expression while def is a statement. > What would i use a lamda for that i > could not or would not use a def for ? Is there a notable difference ? > I only ask because i see it in code samples on the internet and in > books. Lambdas are typically used as parameters to functions that take functions as arguments, like property() and reduce(). You never *need* to use one, but sometimes it's convenient. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
