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Used 'or' instead of a tuple to return the inner lambda result.
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If you think lambdas are evil then read no further. As requested, you can write the fast and memory-efficient solution with one expression:

x = {'a':1, 'b':2}
y = {'b':10, 'c':11}
z = (lambda a, b: (lambda a_copy: (a_copy.update(b), or a_copy)[1])(a.copy()))(x, y)
print z
{'a': 1, 'c': 11, 'b': 10}
print x
{'a': 1, 'b': 2}

As suggested above, using two lines or writing a function is probably a better way to go.

If you think lambdas are evil then read no further. As requested, you can write the fast and memory-efficient solution with one expression:

x = {'a':1, 'b':2}
y = {'b':10, 'c':11}
z = (lambda a, b: (lambda a_copy: (a_copy.update(b), a_copy)[1])(a.copy()))(x, y)
print z
{'a': 1, 'c': 11, 'b': 10}
print x
{'a': 1, 'b': 2}

As suggested above, using two lines or writing a function is probably a better way to go.

If you think lambdas are evil then read no further. As requested, you can write the fast and memory-efficient solution with one expression:

x = {'a':1, 'b':2}
y = {'b':10, 'c':11}
z = (lambda a, b: (lambda a_copy: a_copy.update(b) or a_copy)(a.copy()))(x, y)
print z
{'a': 1, 'c': 11, 'b': 10}
print x
{'a': 1, 'b': 2}

As suggested above, using two lines or writing a function is probably a better way to go.

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EMS
EMS
  • 1.1k
  • 1
  • 9
  • 12

If you think lambdas are evil then read no further. As requested, you can write the fast and memory-efficient solution with one expression:

x = {'a':1, 'b':2}
y = {'b':10, 'c':11}
z = (lambda a, b: (lambda a_copy: (a_copy.update(b), a_copy)[1])(a.copy()))(x, y)
print z
{'a': 1, 'c': 11, 'b': 10}
print x
{'a': 1, 'b': 2}

As suggested above, using two lines or writing a function is probably a better way to go.