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Simple demonstration of higher order functions in python
#!/usr/bin/python
from operator import add
lijst = range(50)
print "lijst:", lijst
f = lambda x: x * 2
print "map:", map(f, lijst)
g = lambda x: x % 2 == 0
print "filter:", filter(g, lijst)
print "reduce:", reduce(add, lijst)
print "list comprehension:", [ f(x) for x in lijst if g(x) ]
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