# Because Python has first-class functions they can be used to emulate switch/case statements
def dispatch_if(operator, x, y):
if operator == 'add':
return x + y
elif operator == 'sub':
return x - y
elif operator == 'mul':
return x * y
elif operator == 'div':
return x / y
else:
return None
def dispatch_dict(operator, x, y):
return {
'add': lambda: x + y,
'sub': lambda: x - y,
'mul': lambda: x * y,
'div': lambda: x / y,
}.get(operator, lambda: None)()
#lambda
»> dispatch_if('mul', 2, 8)
16
»> dispatch_dict('mul', 2, 8)
16
»> dispatch_if('unknown', 2, 8)
None
»> dispatch_dict('unknown', 2, 8)
None
http://www.paulbrownmagic.com/blog/vslambda
Python has support for #lambda functions, Haskell is built upon lambda calculus. The two are not the same and this is the reason why lambda should have been removed in #Python3. This post examines the differences, reviews the use in Python, and offers a more pythonic, honest syntax.
#learn
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