How to Use Python Lambda Functions

Python and other languages like Java, C#, and even C++ have had lambda functions added to their syntax, whereas languages like LISP or the ML family of languages, Haskell, OCaml, and F#, use lambdas as a core concept. Python lambdas are little, anonymous functions, subject to a more restrictive but more concise syntax than regular Python functions.

By the end of this course, you’ll know:

  • How Python lambdas came to be
  • How lambdas compare with regular function objects
  • How to write lambda functions
  • Which functions in the Python standard library leverage lambdas
  • When to use or avoid Python lambda functions

This course is mainly for intermediate to experienced Python programmers, but it is accessible to any curious minds with interest in programming. All the examples included in this tutorial have been tested with Python 3.7.

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cottonbytes on Aug. 9, 2020

Nice! Well explained! Thanks!

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Ariadna on April 26, 2020

Great course!! Very clear!!

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Mallesham Yamulla on Sept. 2, 2019

Many thanks for the tutorial, and I’m highly recommending this tutorials to the audience who would like brush up their knowledge on writing lambda function.

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john09 on Aug. 28, 2019

Very nice. Have seen “lambda” keyword and used it a little, not knowing exactly what’s going on. Great explanation.

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