On Mar 24, 2007, at 2:52 PM, Bill Baxter wrote: > On 3/24/07, Steven H. Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Anne Archibald wrote: >>> >>> P.S. reduce isn't even a numpy thing, it's one of python's >>> much-neglected lispy functions. >>> >> >> It looks like reduce(), map(), and filter() are going away for Python >> 3.0 since GvR believes that they are redundant and list >> comprehensions >> and generator expressions are more readable alternatives. lambda >> was on >> the block as well, but will be retained. > > Are you sure reduce is on the chopping block? The PEP for generator > expressions doesn't say anything about reduce becoming redundant.
While it isn't in his slides for Pycon this year, I could have sworn he said he was getting rid of reduce (but not lambda, nor map IIRC but not sure about the latter) Perry _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
