> I really don't get it. What is lambda? I keep seeing it and I > couldn't understand anything online about it.
It took me a while to get it too. It's for those rare times when you want a throwaway function. Like you want to do something kind of functioney without going to the trouble of writing a whole def statement for it. Personally, I usually use it when I need to do custom sorts. Alan _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor