iteral notranslate"><span class="pre">lambda</span></code> expression has over a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">def</span></code> is that the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">lambda</span></code> can be anonymously embedded within a larger expression. If you are going to assign a name to a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">lambda</span></code>, you are better off just defining it as a <code class="docutils literal notransla