my fav so far is this _ = lambda c : lambda x : c(*x)
c can be any calleable and x any iterable, but I tend to use it with a class, and then map _(class) over the result of a zip. It must be in the library somewhere, but I haven't found it. I'm never sure what to call it, so I just reroll it into _ as needed. It's pretty easy for me to remember, but I'll probably tattoo it on my chest just in case. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
