Re: Fun and games with lambda

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Date	2011-06-18 10:40 +1000
Subject	Re: Fun and games with lambda
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 2:10 AM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> If you've ever wondered what lambda and reduce are good for, run this one-
> liner and wonder no more...
>
> (Be patient, it may take a few seconds to return.)

I have a decent CPU so it's not too bad. And the precision produced is
noteworthy. However, I have no idea how it does its work, so I'm just
in awe of the quality of the code.

And you can read that last remark either way.

ChrisA

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Fun and games with lambda Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-17 16:10 +0000
  Re: Fun and games with lambda Wolfgang Rohdewald <wolfgang@rohdewald.de> - 2011-06-17 18:56 +0200
  Re: Fun and games with lambda Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 11:07 -0600
  Re: Fun and games with lambda Mark Dickinson <mdickinson@enthought.com> - 2011-06-17 12:02 -0700
  Re: Fun and games with lambda Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 10:40 +1000

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