All Things Pythonic The fate of reduce() in Python 3000 by Guido van van Rossum March 10, 2005 Summary I received an email from a compatriot lamenting the planned demise of reduce() and lambda in Python 3000. After a few exchanges I think even he agreed that they can go. Here's a summary, including my reasons for dropping lambda, map() and filter(). I expect tons of disagreement in the feedback, a