A Python newbie question, why is this syntax invalid: lambda: pass, while this: def f(): pass is correct?
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A Python newbie question, why is this syntax invalid: lambda: pass , while this:
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A Python newbie question, why is this syntax invalid: lambda: pass, while this: def f(): pass is correct?
Thanks for your insight.
That is an error because after the colon you have to put the return value, so:
is equal to:
that indeed makes no sense and produces a
SyntaxErroras well.