lambda syntax python code example

Example 1: lambda condition python

f = lambda parameter : exp1 if cond else exp2

# example
f = lambda x: "even" if x%2==0 else "odd"

Example 2: lambda python

add = lambda a, b : a + b
add(3,6) ## 9

Example 3: what is lambda in python

Lamda is just one line anonymous function
Useful when writing function inside function
it can take multiple arguments but computes only one expression

Syntax:
   x = lambda arguments : expression

Example 4: lambda python

even = lambda a: True if a % 2 == 0 else False
even(6) ## True
even(9) ## False

Example 5: lambda in python

#lambda can be also used for adding string 
>>> full_name = lambda first, last: f'Full name: {first.title()} {last.title()}'
>>> full_name('guido', 'van rossum')
'Full name: Guido Van Rossum'

Example 6: lambda python

def sumn(n):
  return lambda a: a + n
sum5 = sumn(5)
sum5(3) ## 8