map(function, iterable, *iterables)

Applies a specified function to each element of the given sequence (s).

Parameters¶

• func: Function to apply to the elements of the sequence (s). It must accept a number of arguments equal to the number of sequences. If None is passed, an identity mapping is assumed (lambda *args: args). If multiple sequences are passed, the result will contain tuples with data from each.
• iterable: A sequence (or iterable object) whose elements the function applies to. If any sequences have fewer elements than others, the missing elements are considered None. The iterator stops when the shortest sequence is exhausted.

Return Value¶

• map() returns an iterator that applies the function to every item of the iterable, yielding the results.

Examples¶

func = lambda el1, el2: '%s|%s' % (el1, el2)

list(map(func, [1, 2], [3, 4, 5]))
# >>> ['1|3', '2|4']

dict(map(lambda *args: args, [1, 2], [3, 4]))
# >>> {1: 3, 2: 4}