Re: List comprehension vs filter()

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Date	Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:12:21 -0400
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Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> wrote:
>> You can solve this through the common lamba idiom of a closure:
>>
>> lst=filter(lambda x,posttype=posttype: x["type"].lower()==posttype,lst)
> 
> Seems a little odd, but sure. I guess this means that a function's
> default arguments are evaluated in the parent context, but the body is
> evaluated in its own context?

The operation of calling a function has to evaluate arguments provided in 
the caller's namespace and assign them to variables in the called function's 
namespace.  Yes.

	Mel.

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Re: List comprehension vs filter() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-04-20 13:59 +1000
  Re: List comprehension vs filter() Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-04-20 00:16 -0700
    Re: List comprehension vs filter() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-04-20 18:36 +1000
      Re: List comprehension vs filter() Mel <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2011-04-20 10:12 -0400

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