What is Lambda function in Python?

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Python Lambda Functions are anonymous functions meaning that the function is without a name. As we already know that the def keyword is used to define a normal function in Python. Similarly, the lambda keyword is used to define an anonymous function in Python.

Python Lambda Function Syntax:

lambda arguments: expression

  • This function can have any number of arguments but only one expression, which is evaluated and returned.
  • One is free to use lambda functions wherever function objects are required.
  • You need to keep in your knowledge that lambda functions are syntactically restricted to a single expression.
  • It has various uses in particular fields of programming besides other types of expressions in functions.

Example:


str1 = 'BOARDINFINITY'
 
# lambda returns a function object
rev_upper = lambda string: string.upper()[::-1]
print(rev_upper(str1))

Output:

YTINIFNIDRAOB