eval in Python works like in many functional programming languages. It evaluates the input string as if it were a Python expression. Python’s eval can only handle expressions, so is pretty limited.
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| x = 1 | |
| y = eval( "x + 1" ) # 2 | |
| f = eval( "lambda x: x * x" ) | |
| g = f( 10 ) # 100 |
Tried with: Python 3.2
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