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since lambda is for simple and short anonymous functions most of the time why do I need type the whole word each time? can they also do what javascript does(or

by ausjke 6y ago

since lambda is for simple and short anonymous functions most of the time why do I need type the whole word each time? can they also do what javascript does(or similar): x => x * 2 instead of lambda x : x * 2

pansa2 6y ago
Until very recently, Python’s grammar was strictly LL(1), so the parser couldn’t handle, for example, `(x, y) => x * y`. Perhaps with the move to a PEG parser, this syntax could now be supported?
cabalamat 6y ago
I like: λx: x*2