On 1/24/2014 10:50 AM, Ram Rachum wrote: > I don't like how in Python 3.x, you can't do this: > > lambda (x, y): whatever > > It's quite useful in Python 2 > > if I understand correctly, it's a side effect of such packed arguments > not being allowed in function definitions. (i.e. def instead of lambda)
You can still do: >>> fn = lambda x, y: x+y >>> fn(20, 22) 42 It's just tuple unpacking which doesn't work. > Can you please refer me to the original discussion in which it was > decided to remove this grammar in Python 3? I'd like to understand the > arguments for it. See PEP 3113. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
