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Map Function In Python

Purpose

Example

mylist = [1,2,3,4,5]

def MyFunction(var):
    return var*2

print(list(map(MyFunction, mylist)))

1. We have defined a list where function needs to be applied.
2. Created a function MyFunction that takes an input variable and returns the double value of the input parameter.
3. Calling a map function and applies the function. Here the value of each item in the list is doubled.
4. Convert it into list and print the list. This step is optional.