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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:40:37 +1000
Subject: Re: Fun and games with lambda
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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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