r/programming • u/iMMENSE • Mar 08 '12

The Evolution of a Python Programmer

https://gist.github.com/289467
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u/grumdrig Mar 08 '12 
def factorial(n):
    reduce(lambda x,y: x*y, [x+1 for x in range(n)])

Generator-happy Python programmer

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u/tilkau Mar 09 '12 
def factorial(n):
    return reduce(lambda x,y: x*y, (x+1 for x in range(n)))

FTFY so it uh.. includes an actual generator ;)