I've noticed a pattern in among python developers where the faux pas of assigning a lambda is used to signify "I'm going to use this function in a vaguely funct

I've noticed a pattern in among python developers where the faux pas of assigning a lambda is used to signify "I'm going to use this function in a vaguely functional programming manner". For example, by passing it into map, or filter, or sorted. For this reason, I don't really mind it. It's a sort of cue to the reader about the style of programming that will follow.