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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>
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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