bill janssen olchxynparccom human throws lambda much better wr ite def _squarex return x2 mapsquare lst excellent illustration want lambda need keep two less meaningless symbol names sync language doesnt provide compiletime checking things bill _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 194124 0700 python3000 lambda