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Python map() and lambda() Use Cases and Examples

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 In Python, map() and lambda functions are often used together for functional programming. Here are some examples to illustrate how they work. Python map and lambda top use cases 1. Using map() with lambda The map() function applies a given function to all items in an iterable (like a list) and returns a map object (which can be converted to a list). Example: Doubling Numbers numbers = [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] doubled = list ( map ( lambda x: x * 2 , numbers)) print (doubled) # Output: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10] 2. Using map() to Convert Data Types Example: Converting Strings to Integers string_numbers = [ "1" , "2" , "3" , "4" , "5" ] integers = list ( map ( lambda x: int (x), string_numbers)) print (integers) # Output: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 3. Using map() with Multiple Iterables You can also use map() with more than one iterable. The lambda function can take multiple arguments. Example: Adding Two Lists Element-wise list1 = [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]

How to Find Non-word Character: Python Regex Example

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In Python, the regular expression pattern \W matches any non-word character. Here's an example of usage. The valid word characters are [a-zA-Z0-9_]. \W (upper case W) matches any non-word character. Regex examples to find non-word char #1 Example import re text = "Hello, world! How are you today?" non_words = re.findall(r'\W', text) print(non_words) In the above example, the re.findall() function is used to find all non-word characters in the text string using the regular expression pattern \W. The output will be a list of non-word characters found in the string: Output [',', '!', ' ', ' ', '?'] This includes punctuation marks and spaces but excludes letters, digits, and underscores, which are considered word characters in regular expressions. #2 Example import re text = "Hello, world! How are non-word-char:! you today?" non_words = re.findall(r'non-word-char:\W', text) print(non_words) Output ['non-wo