map() function

Map() is a built-in python function. It gets a list and a function that gets only one parameter.
Map returns a new list in which each item is the result of applying the function with the appropriate value in the original list.

Watch the example:


            #map

            def triple(x):
                return(x * 3)

            original_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
            print(original_list)

            new_map = map(triple, original_list)
            #print a map object
            print(new_map)

            #print a list object
            new_list = list(new_map)
            print(new_list)

Exercise

Create a function that calculate the square of a number.
Create a list of arbitrary numbers.
Use the map() function to apply the function on the list items.
Print out the list.


            #Create a function
            

            #Use the map() function

            
            #Print out

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