demo_ref_map.py:
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))
➜ begtut>python demo_map.py
<map object at 0x056D44F0>
['5', '6', '6']