Can I have a python lambda with more than one statement?

I’m converting some rules using timers today and have a question I can’t find an answer to.

With the rules dsl I could define a timer like this;

away_timer = createTimer(now.plusMinutes(10)) [|
    logInfo("presence.rules", "No presence detected for 10 minutes. Setting Presence to OFF")
    Presence.sendCommand(OFF)
]

I haven’t found an example of a lambda in Python like this consisting of more than one statement. The only way I’ve been able to do this is by creating a separate function and calling it in the lambda like so;

away_timer = ScriptExecution.createTimer(DateTime.now().plusMinutes(10), lambda: turn_presence_off())

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def turn_presence_off():
    LogAction.logInfo("presence.rules", "No presence detected for 10 minutes. Setting Presence to OFF")
    events.sendCommand("Presence", "OFF")

While there will be occasions where it will be nice to have the lambda call a function in this manner, for one-off non-reusable functions it feels convoluted. Is there syntax that allows me to do this all in the original lambda?

No… Python lambdas are intentionally restricted to one line. More info in the forum and Internet.