On 4 Aug 2013 11:30, "Alexander Belopolsky" <alexander.belopol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 9. Explicit guideline not to assign lambdas to names (use def, that's > > what it's for) > > > Would you consider changing the formatting in the recommended example from > > def f(x): return 2*x > > to > > def f(x): > return 2*x > > ?
I consider a single line def acceptable when replacing an equivalent lambda. Restricting it to a single line makes it solely about the spelling of the assignment operation, without any vertical whitespace considerations. Cheers, Nick. > > What is the modern view on single-line def? The "Other Recommendations" section allows but discourages single-line if/for/while, but is silent about def.
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