Absolutely but it's not "Pythonic". Guido said: > About 12 years ago, Python aquired lambda, reduce(), filter() and map(), courtesy of (I believe) a Lisp hacke

Absolutely but it's not "Pythonic". Guido said: > About 12 years ago, Python aquired lambda, reduce(), filter() and map(), courtesy of (I believe) a Lisp hacker who missed them and submitted working patches. But, despite of the PR value, I think these features should be cut from Python 3000. ("Python 3000" was the code name for Python 3.) He eventually stepped back from this hard line view but it remains a fact that it's a bit of a historical accident that it's present at all. [1] https://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=98196 https://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=98196