Charlie Taylor wrote: > > I find that I use lambda functions mainly for callbacks to things like > integration or root finding routines as follows. > > flow = integrate(lambda x: 2.0*pi * d(x)* v(x) * sin(a(x)),xBeg, xEnd) > > root = findRoot(xBeg, xEnd, > lambda x: y2+ lp*(x-x2) -wallFunc( x )[0], tolerance=1.0E-15) > > I have tried using named functions instead of using lambda functions, > however, I always end up with a convoluted, hard to follow mess. > > Is there a better solution than a lambda in the above situations?
Yes. Write a separate function for it. It may actually take less time and be a good deal more readable. Also, you'll be able to call this mess again if you need to. :-) -- Harlin Seritt -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
