Table of Contents
Lambda Function examples in python.............................................................................................1
1. Add Two Numbers.........................................................................................................................1
2. Find Maximum of Two Numbers.................................................................................................1
3. Square of a Number.......................................................................................................................1
4. Check Even or Odd.......................................................................................................................1
5. Calculate Cube of a Number.........................................................................................................1
6. Find the Length of a String...........................................................................................................2
7. Multiply Two Numbers.................................................................................................................2
8. Find Minimum of Two Numbers..................................................................................................2
10. Reverse a String...........................................................................................................................3
11. Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit....................................................................................................3
12. Filter Even Numbers from a List................................................................................................3
13. Double Each Element in a List....................................................................................................3
14. Sort a List of Tuples by Second Element...................................................................................3
15. Check if a String is Palindrome..................................................................................................4
16. Find Sum of Digits of a Number.................................................................................................4
18. Check Leap Year.........................................................................................................................4
19. Extract First Letters from a List of Words................................................................................5
20. Sort Strings by Their Length......................................................................................................5
Summary Table.....................................................................................................................................5
Lambda Function examples in python
1. Add Two Numbers
add = lambda x, y: x + y
print(add(10, 20)) # Output: 30
Explanation: Adds two numbers using a lambda function.
Output: 30
2. Find Maximum of Two Numbers
maximum = lambda x, y: x if x > y else y
print(maximum(15, 25)) # Output: 25
Explanation: Compares two numbers and returns the greater one.
Output: 25
3. Square of a Number
square = lambda x: x ** 2
print(square(7)) # Output: 49
Explanation: Returns the square of a given number.
Output: 49
4. Check Even or Odd
is_even = lambda x: "Even" if x % 2 == 0 else "Odd"
print(is_even(9)) # Output: Odd
Explanation: Checks whether a number is even or odd using a conditional expression.
Output: Odd
5. Calculate Cube of a Number
cube = lambda x: x ** 3
print(cube(4)) # Output: 64
Explanation: Returns the cube of a number.
Output: 64
6. Find the Length of a String
length = lambda s: len(s)
print(length("Python")) # Output: 6
Explanation: Returns the number of characters in a string.
Output: 6
7. Multiply Two Numbers
multiply = lambda x, y: x * y
print(multiply(3, 5)) # Output: 15
Explanation: Multiplies two numbers.
Output: 15
8. Find Minimum of Two Numbers
minimum = lambda x, y: x if x < y else y
print(minimum(20, 15)) # Output: 15
Explanation: Returns the smaller of the two numbers.
Output: 15
9. Concatenate Two Strings
concat = lambda s1, s2: s1 + s2
print(concat("Hello, ", "World!")) # Output: Hello, World!
Explanation: Joins two strings together.
Output: Hello, World!
10. Reverse a String
reverse = lambda s: s[::-1]
print(reverse("Python")) # Output: nohtyP
Explanation: Reverses the given string using slicing.
Output: nohtyP
Advanced Examples
11. Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
c_to_f = lambda c: (c * 9/5) + 32
print(c_to_f(25)) # Output: 77.0
Explanation: Converts Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit.
Output: 77.0
12. Filter Even Numbers from a List
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
even_numbers = list(filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0, numbers))
print(even_numbers) # Output: [2, 4, 6]
Explanation: Uses filter() with a lambda to extract even numbers.
Output: [2, 4, 6]
13. Double Each Element in a List
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4]
doubled = list(map(lambda x: x * 2, numbers))
print(doubled) # Output: [2, 4, 6, 8]
Explanation: Uses map() with a lambda to double each number.
Output: [2, 4, 6, 8]
14. Sort a List of Tuples by Second Element
tuples = [(1, 3), (2, 1), (4, 2)]
sorted_tuples = sorted(tuples, key=lambda x: x[1])
print(sorted_tuples) # Output: [(2, 1), (4, 2), (1, 3)]
Explanation: Sorts tuples based on their second value.
Output: [(2, 1), (4, 2), (1, 3)]
15. Check if a String is Palindrome
is_palindrome = lambda s: s == s[::-1]
print(is_palindrome("madam")) # Output: True
Explanation: Checks whether the given string reads the same forwards and backwards.
Output: True
16. Find Sum of Digits of a Number
sum_of_digits = lambda num: sum(map(int, str(num)))
print(sum_of_digits(123)) # Output: 6
Explanation: Converts the number to a string, maps digits to integers, and sums them.
Output: 6
17. Find Factorial of a Number
from functools import reduce
factorial = lambda n: reduce(lambda x, y: x * y, range(1, n + 1))
print(factorial(5)) # Output: 120
Explanation: Uses reduce() and lambda to calculate factorial of a number.
Output: 120
18. Check Leap Year
is_leap = lambda year: year % 4 == 0 and (year % 100 != 0 or year % 400 == 0)
print(is_leap(2024)) # Output: True
Explanation: Determines if a year is a leap year based on leap year rules.
Output: True
19. Extract First Letters from a List of Words
words = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
first_letters = list(map(lambda x: x[0], words))
print(first_letters) # Output: ['a', 'b', 'c']
Explanation: Extracts the first character from each word in a list.
Output: ['a', 'b', 'c']
20. Sort Strings by Their Length
strings = ["apple", "pear", "banana", "kiwi"]
sorted_strings = sorted(strings, key=lambda x: len(x))
print(sorted_strings) # Output: ['pear', 'kiwi', 'apple', 'banana']
Explanation: Sorts strings in ascending order based on their length.
Output: ['pear', 'kiwi', 'apple', 'banana']
Summary Table
No. Function Purpose Example Output
1 Add Two Numbers Addition 30
2 Maximum Compare two values 25
3 Square Power operation 49
4 Even/Odd Conditional check Odd
5 Cube Power 3 64
6 String Length Length calculation 6
7 Multiply Multiplication 15
8 Minimum Compare values 15
9 Concatenate Join strings Hello, World!
10 Reverse String slicing nohtyP
11 Celsius→Fahrenheit Conversion 77.0
12 Filter Evens filter() usage [2,4,6]
13 Double List map() usage [2,4,6,8]
14 Sort Tuples Custom key [(2,1),(4,2),(1,3)]
15 Palindrome Check equality True
16 Sum of Digits Digit manipulation 6
17 Factorial reduce() usage 120
18 Leap Year Boolean logic True
19 First Letters Extract initials ['a','b','c']
20 Sort by Length Custom key sort ['pear','kiwi','apple','banana']
