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Python: Find whether a given string starts with a given character using Lambda

Python Lambda: Exercise-7 with Solution

Write a Python program to find whether a given string starts with a given character using Lambda.

Sample Solution:

Python Code :

starts_with = lambda x: True if x.startswith('P') else False
print(starts_with('Python'))
starts_with = lambda x: True if x.startswith('P') else False
print(starts_with('Java'))

Sample Output:

True
False

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Python: Tips of the Day

Creates a dictionary with the same keys as the provided dictionary and values generated by running the provided function for each value:

Example:

def tips_map_values(obj, fn):
  ret = {}
  for key in obj.keys():
    ret[key] = fn(obj[key])
  return ret
users = {
  'Owen': { 'user': 'Owen', 'age': 29 },
  'Eddie': { 'user': 'Eddie', 'age': 15 }
}

print(tips_map_values(users, lambda u : u['age'])) # {'Owen': 29, 'Eddie': 15}

Output:

{'Owen': 29, 'Eddie': 15}