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Map function in python

In this article, we will discuss map function in python

Purpose

Map function applies a given function on the list.

Example

Consider the following example

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

def MyFunction(var):
    return var*2

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

Here

   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.

Here is the output

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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