map() — Easy Examples

Applies a function to every item in an iterable and returns an iterator

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Basic map() usage

Simple demonstration of the map() built-in function.

python
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
squared = list(map(lambda x: x**2, nums))
print(squared)

map() is a built-in function that applies a function to every item in an iterable and returns an iterator.

map() with different inputs

Calling map() with various argument types.

python
# More map() examples
print("map() is a Python built-in function")
print(f"Type: {type(map)}")

map() accepts different types of arguments and produces corresponding results.

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