nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] def square(n): return n ** 2 squares = list(map(square, nums)) print(squares) # [1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81] # lambda squares_lambda = list(map(lambda x: x**2, nums)) print(squares_lambda) # [1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81]