A series of lambdas referring to a variable in a comprehension do not hold distinct values, while conventional higher order function do.

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>>> class Caller:
...     def __init__(self, f):
...         self._f = f
...     def start(self):
...         print(self._f())
...
>>> def asFunc(boundValue):
...     def func():
...         return boundValue
...     return func
...
>>> for caller in [Caller(asFunc(x)) for x in range(5)]:
...     caller.start()
...
0
1
2
3
4
>>> for caller in [Caller(lambda: x) for x in range(5)]:
...     caller.start()
...
4
4
4
4
4
>>>

https://docs.python.org/3.5/faq/programming.html#why-do-lambdas-defined-in-a-loop-with-different-values-all-return-the-same-result