How to use lambda function in python

Question

I was recently programming and I came across the lambda function. It seemed pretty interesting, but all the responses to how to use it and what it is were really confusing. Can someone put a simple explanation of when to use it? Thanks

Answer 1

In Python, anonymous function is a function that is defined without a name.

While normal functions are defined using the def keyword, in Python anonymous functions are defined using the lambda keyword.

Hence, anonymous functions are also called lambda functions.

EDIT: lambda functions should be anonymous, but they don't have to be anonymous, you can assign them.

EDIT2: The lambda operator or lambda function is a way to create small anonymous functions, i.e. functions without a name