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The utility value of multi-line lambdas is real, but the readability of these is terrible. And Python prizes readability. So you know where this initiative will end up.

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Nothing more readable than a triply-nested list comprehension on an object that exists only to vend its __getattr__ for some unholy DSL

Annoying. Because it “compiles” to less optimal code than writing it explicitly.

I personally find python to be highly UNreadable, especially with all of its syntax and braindead scoping rules

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