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What Is Lambda Function in Python?

Lambda functions are anonymous functions that can take any number of arguments but can only have a single expression. They are generally used when a function is needed temporarily or when passing a function as an argument to another function. Lambda functions can accept positional, keyword, and variable arguments like regular def functions. They reduce lines of code compared to def and allow defining and calling a function immediately. Higher order functions that take other functions as arguments can also be written using lambda.

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What Is Lambda Function in Python?

Lambda functions are anonymous functions that can take any number of arguments but can only have a single expression. They are generally used when a function is needed temporarily or when passing a function as an argument to another function. Lambda functions can accept positional, keyword, and variable arguments like regular def functions. They reduce lines of code compared to def and allow defining and calling a function immediately. Higher order functions that take other functions as arguments can also be written using lambda.

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LAMBDA Function

What is Lambda Function in Python?


A lambda function is a small anonymous function.
A lambda function can take any number of arguments,
but can only have one expression.
LAMBDA Function
• Lambda Function, also referred to as ‘Anonymous function’ is same as
a regular python function but can be defined without a name.

• normal functions are defined using the def keyword and


• anonymous functions are defined using the lambda
keyword.
• Lambda function are restricted to single line of expression. They can
take in multiple parameters as in regular functions.
Lambda Function Syntax

• The syntax for lambda function is given by :


• lambda arguments: expression

• Notice, there can be any number of arguments but can contain only a
single expression
• There is no return statement
Need for Lambda Functions

There are at least 3 reasons:


1. Lambda functions reduce the number of lines of code when
compared to normal python function defined using def keyword.
2. They are generally used when a function is needed temporarily for a
short period of time, often to be used inside another function such
as : filter, map and reduce (These are built-in functions in Python)
3. Using lambda function, you can define a function and call it
immediately at the end of definition. This can’t be done with def
function.
How to use lambda functions

Let’s try to define a function for calculating the squares of given values.
# calculate squares using lambda

squares = lambda x: x*x


print('Using lambda: ', squares(5))
How to use lambda functions

Let’s also look at how to do the same function using def keyword, and
compare them.

# calculate squares using def

def squares_def(x):
return x*x
print('Using def: ', squares_def(5))
Lambda functions can have 0 or 1 expression, not more.

1. No expression : contains no expression, will give the same output for all arguments.
Example:
x = lambda : "hello Raj Welcome to Python Programming Language"
print(x())

2. Single expression: They can contain either one expression or no expression. We cannot put more
than one expression in a lambda function.

Example:

single = lambda x : (x%2)


print(single(10))
Lambda functions can be Immediately Invoked

You can implement a lambda function without using a variable name. You can
also directly pass the argument values into the
Lambda function . This cannot be done using def function

In lambda - (lambda x,y : x*y)(5,7)


his doesn’t work with def function. def multiply(x, y): return x*y (5,7)
It is possible to write higher order functions using lambda

Here What is higher order functions ?


Answer: A function is called Higher Order Function if it contains other
functions as a parameter
i.e., the functions that operate with another function are known as
Higher order Functions.
It is possible to write higher order functions using lambda

Example for higher order functions ?


# Define a lambda function that can take another lambda function (func1).

high_order = lambda x, lmbfunc: x*lmbfunc(x)


print(high_order(10, lambda x : x*x))

# The inner lambda function is defined when calling the high_order.

print(high_order(10, lambda x : x*x))


Lambda functions accept all kinds of arguments
like normal def function

Lambda function supports all kinds of arguments just like the normal 
Example :
1. Keyword Arguments:
2. Variable list of Arguments
3. Positional arguments:
Lambda functions accept all kinds of arguments
like normal def function

## Named Arguments ##

namedArgs=(lambda x, y=3, z=5: x*y*z)(7)


print(namedArgs)

## Variable Arguments ##

variable=(lambda x, y=3, z=5: x*y*z)(x=7)


print(variable)
Lambda functions accept all kinds of arguments
like normal def function

## Variable keyword arguments ##

variableKey=(lambda *args : sum(args))(3,5,7)


print(variableKey)

## Positional arguments ##

positional=(lambda x,y,z : x*y*z)(3,5,7)


print(positional)
How to use lambda function to manipulate a Data frame
What is the difference between lambda and Def?

• Def can hold multiple expressions while lambda is a Uni-


expression function.
• Lambda forms a function object and returns it. Def can have a
return statement.
• Lambda functions are used along with built-in functions like
filter() , map() etc.
• We use lambda functions when we require a nameless
function for a short period of time
What is the difference between lambda and Def?

• Lambda function can be used whenever function objects are


required.
• Fewer Lines of Code − One of the most benefits of a lambda
expression is to reduce the amount of code
LAMBDA Function in Python
Syntax
lambda arguments : expression

Example : lambda a : a+10

Add 10  to argument a and return the value

x = lambda a : a + 10
print(x(5))
O/P – 15
LAMBDA Function in Python
• Lambda functions can take any number of arguments:
but have only one expressions.
Example - Multiply argument a with argument b

x = lambda a, b: a * b
print(x(5, 6)
LAMBDA Function in Python
• Lambda functions can take any number of arguments
but have only one expressions.

• Example 1- Multiply argument a with argument b

x = lambda a, b: a * b
print(x(5, 6)
O/P - 30
LAMBDA Function in Python
Example -2 - Summarize argument a,b and c and return
the result.

x = lambda a, b, c: a + b + c
print(x(5, 6, 2))

O/P = 13
LAMBDA Function in Python
Example -2 - Summarize argument a,b and c and return
the result.

x = lambda a, b, c: a + b + c
print(x(5, 6, 2))

O/P = 13
LAMBDA Function in Python
Example -2 - Summarize argument a,b and c and return
the result.

x = lambda a, b, c: a + b + c
print(x(5, 6, 2))

O/P = 13

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