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What Is Lambda in Python? Why Is It Used?

Lambda is an anonymous function in Python that can accept multiple arguments but only return a single expression. It is commonly used when an anonymous function is needed for a short time, such as assigning it to a variable or wrapping it inside another function. Lambdas allow defining simple anonymous functions inline without needing to define a separate function with a name.

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What Is Lambda in Python? Why Is It Used?

Lambda is an anonymous function in Python that can accept multiple arguments but only return a single expression. It is commonly used when an anonymous function is needed for a short time, such as assigning it to a variable or wrapping it inside another function. Lambdas allow defining simple anonymous functions inline without needing to define a separate function with a name.

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What is lambda in Python? Why is it used?

Lambda is an anonymous function in Python, that can accept any number of arguments, but
can only have a single expression. It is generally used in situations requiring an anonymous
function for a short time period. Lambda functions can be used in either of the two ways:
• Assigning lambda functions to a variable
mul = lambda a, b : a * b
print(mul(2, 5)) # output => 10
• Wrapping lambda functions inside another function
def myWrapper(n):
return lambda a : a * n

mulFive = myWrapper(5)
print(mulFive(2)) # output => 10

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