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Difference between def and lambda Function declaration

asked 2019-01-21 14:44:40 +0200

thetha gravatar image

Here is an example. Is There any difference? https://share.cocalc.com/share/a3f14e...

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There does not seem to be anything at the end of the link you provided.

slelievre gravatar imageslelievre ( 2019-01-23 16:08:06 +0200 )edit

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answered 2019-01-21 15:43:48 +0200

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I am sorry that i can not access to the cocalc file. The difference is basically that a lambda function is anonymous: you do not need to give it a name to use it in a function.

For example, if a function named foo takes a function as input, you can do:

def f(x):
   return blah
foo(f)

or

foo(lambda x : blah)

In the first construction, you have to give the name f to define the function, in the second case, you can pass the function to foo without having to give it a name first.

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