python map example

python map example

https://realpython.com/python-map-function/#coding-with-functional-style-in-python

# with a for loop
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
squared = []

for num in numbers:
    squared.append(num ** 2)


squared

#with a map
def square(number):
    return number ** 2


numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

squared = map(square, numbers)

list(squared)

# another example
https://www.w3schools.com/python/ref_func_map.asp
def myfunc(a):
  return len(a)

x = map(myfunc, ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry'])

print(x)

#convert the map into a list, for readability:
print(list(x))