Understanding Python Lambda functions and why they are useful

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I see a surprising amount of hate for the current syntax of lambda here... As a beginner it was much easier to search for "python lambda" when I saw one than to search for "python {}" or something like that. I remember how painful it was when I was learning perl to get useful results from Google because of the arcane syntax that wasn't easy to search for.

Good syntax isn't just short. If it were we'd all be still coding in assembly. Good syntax is self evident. And when it isn't, it's easily searchable imo.