lambda and keyword Magic¶
Goals¶
- A bit of lambda
- functions as objects
- keyword evaluation
Task¶
Write a function that returns a list of n functions, such that each one, when called, will return the input value, incremented by an increasing number.
Use a for loop, lambda
, and a keyword argument
Extra credit:
Do it with a list comprehension, instead of a for loop
Not clear? here’s what you should get...
Example calling code¶
In [96]: the_list = function_builder(4)
### so the_list should contain n functions (callables)
In [97]: the_list[0](2)
Out[97]: 2
## the zeroth element of the list is a function that add 0
## to the input, hence called with 2, returns 2
In [98]: the_list[1](2)
Out[98]: 3
## the 1st element of the list is a function that adds 1
## to the input value, thus called with 2, returns 3
In [100]: for f in the_list:
print(f(5))
.....:
5
6
7
8
### If you loop through them all, and call them, each one adds one more
to the input, 5... i.e. the nth function in the list adds n to the input.
See the test code in Examples/Session09