Python Lambda Functions
Lambda functions (also called anonymous functions) are tiny functions that have no name and only have one expression as their body.
In Python they are defined using the lambda keyword:
lambda <arguments> : <expression>The body must be a single expression. Expression, not a statement.
This difference is important. An expression returns a value, a statement does not.
The simplest example of a lambda function is a function that doubles that value of a number:
lambda num : num * 2Lambda functions can accept more arguments:
lambda a, b : a * bLambda functions cannot be invoked directly, but you can assign them to variables:
multiply = lambda a, b : a * b
print(multiply(2, 2)) # 4The utility of lambda functions comes when combined with other Python functionality, for example in combination with map(), filter() and reduce().
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