Anonymous Functions (and Other Ways to Annoy Your Coworkers)

30 Minute Talk

Anonymous functions in Python, or lambdas, are misunderstood, unloved, and in need of a good home. As constructs, most folks avoid them, but there are whole worlds of possibilities for good (and bad) designs that are just waiting to be uncovered.

We'll talk about what lambdas are, what they're for, and how you can use them effectively -- and some ways to use them that will get your PR rights revoked.

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