> [Donovan Baarda] > > As I see it, a lambda is an anonymous function. An anonymous function > is > > a function without a name. We already have a syntax for a function... > > why not use it. ie: > > > > f = filter(def (a): return a > 1, [1,2,3])
[Me] > This approach is entirely too obvious. If we want to be on the leading > edge, we can't be copying what was done years ago in Lua. ;-) Despite the glib comment, the idea as presented doesn't work because it mixes statement and expression semantics (the inner 'return' is at best unpleasant). Also, the naming is off -- 'def' defines some variable name. In Lua, the 'def' is called 'function' which doesn't imply a variable assignment. Raymond _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
