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python lambda if

We can create anonymous functions, known as lambda functions. Lambda functions are different from normal Python functions, they originate from Lambda Calculus. It allows you to write very short functions.

Lambda function example
This code shows the use of a lambda function:

#!/usr/bin/env python

f = lambda x : 2 * x
print f(3)

A return statements is never used in a lambda function, it always returns
something. A lambda functions may contain if statements:

#!/usr/bin/env python

f = lambda x: x > 10
print(f(2))
print(f(12))

map function

#!/usr/bin/env python

list = [1,2,3,4,5]
squaredList = map(lambda x: x*x, list)
print(squaredList)

Anywhere you use lambda functions, you could use normal functions instead. A lambda function is not a statement, it is an expression. Lambda functions do not support a block of statements.

filter function

#!/usr/bin/env python

list = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
newList = filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0, list)
print(newList)

The returning list returns contains only the elements for which the lambda expression “lamba x: x % 2 == 0” is true.

reduce function

#!/usr/bin/env python

list = [1,2,3,4,5]
s = reduce(lambda x,y: x+y,  list)
print(s)

In this case the expression is always true, thus it simply sums up the elements of the list. Another example:

#!/usr/bin/env python

list = [10,6,7,5,2,1,8,5]
s = reduce(lambda x,y: x if (x > y) else y, list)
print(s)