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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index d0d0646b70..8afc69eaba 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -535,17 +535,17 @@ function. The annotation values are available as values of a dictionary keyed by the parameters' names in the :attr:`__annotations__` attribute of the function object. -.. index:: pair: lambda; form +.. index:: pair: lambda; expression It is also possible to create anonymous functions (functions not bound to a -name), for immediate use in expressions. This uses lambda forms, described in -section :ref:`lambda`. Note that the lambda form is merely a shorthand for a +name), for immediate use in expressions. This uses lambda expressions, described in +section :ref:`lambda`. Note that the lambda expression is merely a shorthand for a simplified function definition; a function defined in a ":keyword:`def`" statement can be passed around or assigned to another name just like a function -defined by a lambda form. The ":keyword:`def`" form is actually more powerful +defined by a lambda expression. The ":keyword:`def`" form is actually more powerful since it allows the execution of multiple statements and annotations. -**Programmer's note:** Functions are first-class objects. A "``def``" form +**Programmer's note:** Functions are first-class objects. A "``def``" statement executed inside a function definition defines a local function that can be returned or passed around. Free variables used in the nested function can access the local variables of the function containing the def. See section |