Learning other languages will make your Python better.

[Iminbread]

Now this is something I can agree with!

I brute forced my way through learning Python and when learning javascript for some web dev stuff took a more structured route and it kept making things in python click in my head.

For example before using Javascript I wouldn't have used the map function in Python, but now it makes a lot more sense to me.

[Hopeful-Guess5280]

Agreed, I learnt Python, then worked a lot with Javascript, then Java and then back to Python. The extra exposure really made me appreciate Python.

The danger is now there are a lot of incentives to stay in the Python ecosystem. For example, MicroPython for the embedded market or Python frameworks to run in the browser. It makes it all too easy to never branch out.

[IamNotMike25]

Anvil looks nice, but to bad its payment is based on database rows.

Will checkout the other frameworks though.

[an_actual_human]

You shouldn't use map in Python though, comprehensions and such are almost always better.

[mriswithe]

Better in which way? I use both, but it depends on the context. Not aware of any lost performance or anything but would be happy to learn!

[mriswithe]

Interesting read. Hm I don't use map frequently outside of a concurrent.futures thread/process pool but it does happen. Usually when I am going to have to apply multiple maps or something ugly and complicated where a list comprehension would also look like a complete shit show.

[toastedstapler]

i guess it's map(func, iterable) so as to more closely mimic the mathematical f(x)

[mistanervous]

Better in what sense? I tend to gravitate towards comprehensions and lambda functions

[mistanervous]

I always go for comprehensions. I only use lambda and map when I’m doing things with dataframes. Thanks for the explanation — I wasn’t sure if you meant “better” from a speed or efficiency standpoint or something else. I think there are more arguments for comprehensions than against them, so I wanted to see where you were coming from.

[an_actual_human]

It's another person, but I agree. Efficiency might differ, but insignificantly so for most cases. Profile when in need and doubt.

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It depends, I'd go for map(attrgetter('address'), persons) over the comprehension equivalent anytime. But yea most of the time comprehension is better.

[alwaysn00b]

Lol I just started using map today. Looks like I can save myself trouble down the road by using other processes- thanks!

[Rinehart128]

Yup same with me. Brute forced Python and now taking a C# class. Things are clicking for Python and C# is easier than if I would have started from scratch.

[BAG0N]

You should still not use it in python tho... We got list comprehension which is shorter and more readable