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Lambda
A small function written on one line without a name, like lambda p: p["price"].
Try it now
Watch rule inside apply_to_all: it holds the function half. Each time the loop calls rule(p), a frame for half appears.
Learn it properly
Functions as values · Store functions, pass them in with key=, and accept any number of arguments. About 35 minutes.
Other terms from the same lesson
- callback: A function you hand to other code for it to call later, like the key= function given to sorted.
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