Hey Scott, Always refer to google and the python docs first.
from http://docs.python.org/tutorial/controlflow.html#lambda-forms 4.7.5. Lambda Forms By popular demand, a few features commonly found in functional programming languages like Lisp have been added to Python. With the lambda<http://docs.python.org/reference/expressions.html#lambda>keyword, small anonymous functions can be created. Here’s a function that returns the sum of its two arguments: lambda a, b: a+b. Lambda forms can be used wherever function objects are required. They are syntactically restricted to a single expression. Semantically, they are just syntactic sugar for a normal function definition. Like nested function definitions, lambda forms can reference variables from the containing scope: >>> >>> def make_incrementor(n):... return lambda x: x + n...>>> f = >>> make_incrementor(42)>>> f(0)42>>> f(1)43 and also, this looks interesting as well: http://www.diveintopython.net/power_of_introspection/lambda_functions.html I haven't used lambdas but a few times, so a little google research can go a long way. Sincerely, David Hutto http://hitwebdevelopment.com
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