# Functools.partial extension to support specific positional arguments

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/functools-partial-extension-to-support-specific-positional-arguments/19163>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [September 16, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/functools-partial-extension-to-support-specific-positional-arguments/19163 "2022-09-16T10:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![guido](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/guido/32/21_2.png) [@guido](https://discuss.python.org/u/guido)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/functools-partial-extension-to-support-specific-positional-arguments/19163/17 "2022-10-02T00:09:33Z")

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Oh, so a lambda is wrong because it violates PEP 8, but some other bit of magic syntax is better? I’m not buying that.

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