Syntax:

lambda parameter list : expression

Lambda forms (lambda expressions) have the same syntactic position as expressions. They are a shorthand to create anonymous functions; the expression lambda arguments: expression yields a function object. The unnamed object behaves like a function object defined with

def name(parameter list):
    return expression

See syntax-parameter for the syntax of parameter lists. Note that functions created with lambda forms cannot contain statements.

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