In Python, we use the lambda keyword to declare an anonymous function. Lambda function behaves in the same way as regular functions behave that are declared using the ‘def’ keyword. The following are some of the characteristics of Python lambda functions:
- A lambda function can take more than one number of arguments, but they contain only a single expression.
- Lambda functions used to return function objects.
- Syntactically, lambda functions are restricted to only one single expression.
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Creating a Lambda Function
Lambda functions can be created using the lambda keyword. We use the given syntax to declare a lambda function:
lambda argument(s) : expression
Example:
remainder = lambda num: num % 2 print(remainder(5)) |
Output:
1
Python Lambda with underscore
The ‘_’ is the variable name. This variable name is usually a name for an ignored variable.
Example:
l = lambda _: True l(1) |
Output :
True
This function can be used when we want to get a specific output for every input.
