cheat.sheets/sheets/_python/lambda

# Lambda are anonymous functions in Python by using the keyword lambda
# Therefore they are not bound to a name 

# Simple Lambda Function 
a = lambda para1: para1 + 40
#
print g(2)                       # Outputs 42

# Lambda Functions Inside Real Functions
def subtract_func(n) : 
    return lambda x: x - n
#
a = subtract_func(1)            # Sets n to 1 for a
b = subtract_func(2)            # Sets n to 2 for b 
#
print(a(-4))                    # Outputs -5 ( -5 = -4 - 1 )
print(a(-2))                    # Outputs -4 ( -4 = -2 - 2 )

# Lambda Function with Multiple Parameters 
f = lambda x, y : x + y 
#
print( f(1,1) )                 # Outputs 2 ( 1 + 1 )

# map() + lambda functions
a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]              
b = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]             
#
r = map(lambda x,y : x+y, a,b)  # map() will return an iterator  
r_list = list(r)                # listify r 
print(r_list)                   # prints [2, 4, 6, 8, 10] 

# filter() + lambda functions
# Program to filter out only the even items from a list
my_list = [1, 5, 4, 6, 8, 11, 3, 12]
#
new_list = list(filter(lambda x: (x%2 == 0) , my_list))
#
print(new_list) 				# Output: [4, 6, 8, 12]