Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.python > #53272

Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value?

Path csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path <rosuav@gmail.com>
X-Original-To python-list@python.org
Delivered-To python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status UNSURE 0.204
X-Spam-Level **
X-Spam-Evidence '*H*': 0.64; '*S*': 0.05; 'chris,': 0.16; 'expression.': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'aug': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'function': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'subject:list': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'usually': 0.31; 'restricted': 0.31; 'subject:that': 0.31; 'fri,': 0.33; 'tool': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'returning': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'others.': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'bad': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; '30,': 0.65; 'subject:there': 0.68; 'everything,': 0.84; 'task,': 0.91; 'suited': 0.93; '2013': 0.98
DKIM-Signature v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=twAbuyLqK3RfeyCjWtPJtk1jYeS6qZrHqhYvjbfXNrE=; b=BsV27FMqf8+2JiYtnLDDuOZbRnEQ7F+NNnoYbom0zamm8fvbbCC2+skgxJl1VtihDp QqKZ6DY39T6RsLKK8ejlJXt0hE7vL5F+5hHzoPCnHg+IG4oHDgQ0NdgiPAmDroOj2OS9 vzpbBYQTka0a3222dqGDQDzErjwJzq6b6CDasXTLZC+1hmkEnOlEs1U7bHkPknQmcTZB a4G6Btzjhde0Z2+Xlx1zReFf1HeT2C9qDorY1Jr88VnSoivgWtBgGYxhJCVakZ7bRR/T I1D4T9yB/KvTBbqDcGhYiihESUkXV2WuWZMm30N9Hbo597Ta7e0TsyUivgQ5+Dp5ZeeT EexQ==
MIME-Version 1.0
X-Received by 10.52.173.71 with SMTP id bi7mr82068vdc.38.1377812139629; Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:35:39 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To <6e80de10-56c8-4be9-ac88-bc072c409a76@googlegroups.com>
References <aa168508-c469-4b02-9dc1-e0efd023d52b@googlegroups.com> <90afb50e-7932-4e05-a90d-7005e1de91b8@googlegroups.com> <mailman.373.1377810340.19984.python-list@python.org> <6e80de10-56c8-4be9-ac88-bc072c409a76@googlegroups.com>
Date Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:35:39 +1000
Subject Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value?
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
To python-list@python.org
Content-Type text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-Mailman-Approved-At Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:31:50 +0200
X-BeenThere python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version 2.1.15
Precedence list
List-Id General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.378.1377833511.19984.python-list@python.org> (permalink)
Lines 10
NNTP-Posting-Host 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace 1377833511 news.xs4all.nl 15872 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:49144
X-Complaints-To abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref csiph.com comp.lang.python:53272

Show key headers only | View raw

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 7:27 AM,  <fp2161@gmail.com> wrote:
> Chris, call me a snob, but I resent using lambdas (aren't they usually considered odd/bad practice in python?)

They're not bad practice; all they are is a function without a name,
that's restricted to returning a single expression. So they're
perfectly suited to this task, and ill-suited to some others.

Like everything, lambda's a tool that can be used or misused.

ChrisA

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? AdamKal <adamkalinski@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 05:52 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-08-28 16:10 +0300
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 15:48 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-08-28 08:11 -0500
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-08-28 16:19 +0300
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? AdamKal <adamkalinski@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 06:23 -0700
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 23:26 +1000
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-08-28 08:43 -0500
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? AdamKal <adamkalinski@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 06:50 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? ishish <ishish@domhain.de> - 2013-08-28 14:17 +0100
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2013-08-28 15:09 +0200
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Josh English <Joshua.R.English@gmail.com> - 2013-08-28 11:50 -0700
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 23:17 -0700
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 16:36 +1000
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Fabrice Pombet <fp2161@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 01:11 -0700
  Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 13:50 -0700
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 07:05 +1000
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 14:27 -0700
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-30 02:18 +0000
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 07:35 +1000
          Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 23:14 -0700
            Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 16:23 +1000
              Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Fabrice Pombet <fp2161@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 01:06 -0700
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 14:48 -0700
        Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-08-30 00:38 -0400
    Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-30 02:09 +0000
      Re: Is there a function that applies list of functions to a value? fp2161@gmail.com - 2013-08-29 23:06 -0700

csiph-web