Is it pythonic: naming lambdas

Question

I\'m beginning to appreciate the value of lambda expressions in python, particularly when it comes to functional programming, map, functions returning functions

Answer 1

These are functionally (no pun intended) identical.

indexer = lambda a0, a1, idx: a0[idx] + a1[idx]

def indexer(a0, a1, idx):
    return a0[idx] + a1[idx]

If you have an aesthetic preference for one or the other, then use it.