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    Anonymous functions, also called lambda functions, allow creating small anonymous functions with the lambda keyword. Lambda functions can take any number of arguments but return a single expression value. They are often used as an argument to higher-order functions. For example, a lambda function can sum two arguments and be called within a print statement. Lambda functions have their own local namespace and cannot access outside variables except global ones.

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    Anonymous functions, also called lambda functions, allow creating small anonymous functions with the lambda keyword. Lambda functions can take any number of arguments but return a single expression value. They are often used as an argument to higher-order functions. For example, a lambda function can sum two arguments and be called within a print statement. Lambda functions have their own local namespace and cannot access outside variables except global ones.

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    Anonymous functions, also called lambda functions, allow creating small anonymous functions with the lambda keyword. Lambda functions can take any number of arguments but return a single expression value. They are often used as an argument to higher-order functions. For example, a lambda function can sum two arguments and be called within a print statement. Lambda functions have their own local namespace and cannot access outside variables except global ones.

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    The Anonymous Functions

     These functions are called anonymous because they are


    not declared in the standard manner by using the def
    keyword.
     use the lambda keyword to create small anonymous
    functions.
     Lambda forms can take any number of arguments but
    return just one value in the form of an expression. They
    cannot contain commands or multiple expressions.
     cannot be a direct call to print because lambda requires
    an expression
     Have their own local namespace and cannot access
    variables other than those in their parameter list and those
    in the global namespace.
    Syntax
    • The syntax of lambda functions contains only
    a single statement
    lambda [arg1,arg2,.....argn]:expression

    Use: Lambda functions are generally used as an


    argument to a higher order function, i.e., a
    function that takes in other functions as
    arguments
    Example
    # Function definition is here
    sum = lambda arg1, arg2: arg1 + arg2;
    # Now you can call sum as a function
    print "Value of total : ", sum( 10, 20 )
    print "Value of total : ", sum( 20, 20 )

    Result −
    • Value of total : 30 Value of total : 40
    Function with Return values
    • The statement return [expression] exits a function, optionally passing back
    an expression to the caller.
    • A return statement with no arguments is the same as return None.
    • Ex: Function area returns the area of a circle with the given radius:
    import math
    def circlearea( radius ) :
    # the return stmt can also be written as :
    return math . pi * radius ** 2
    def circlecircumference ( radius ) :
    circum = 2 * math . pi * radius
    return circum
    carea=circlearea ( 5 )
    ccircum= circlecircumference ( 5 )
    print ( carea , ccircum)
    Function with Return values
    •Multiple return statements can be used in branch statments:

    •As these return statements are in an alternative conditional, only one will be executed.
    •When the return statement is executed, the function terminates without executing any
    subsequent statements.
    •A code that appears after a return statement, or any other place the flow of execution can
    never reach, is called dead code.
    Function with Return values
    Every possible path through the program hits a return statement.
    For example:
    def a b s o l u t e a l u e ( x ) :
    if x < 0:
    return −x
    elif x >0:
    return x

    print ( ab so l u t e V a l u e ( −5))
    This program is not correct because if x happens to be 0, neither
    condition is true, and the function ends without hitting a return
    statement.
    In this case, the return value is a special value called None:
    >>> print ( a b s o l u t e V a l u e ( 0 ))
    None

    S e p t e m b e r 26 , 2 0 1 7

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