lambda-assignment (E731)
Derived from the pycodestyle linter.
Fix is sometimes available.
What it does
Checks for lambda expressions which are assigned to a variable.
Why is this bad?
Per PEP 8, you should "Always use a def statement instead of an assignment statement that binds a lambda expression directly to an identifier."
Using a def
statement leads to better tracebacks, and the assignment
itself negates the primary benefit of using a lambda
expression (i.e.,
that it can be embedded inside another expression).
Example
Use instead: