for ((x in {}) or {})['a'] in x: pass pem_spam = lambda l, spam = { "x": 3 }: not spam.get(l.strip()) lambda x=lambda y={1: 3}: y['x':lambda y: {1: 2}]: x # output for ((x in {}) or {})["a"] in x: pass pem_spam = lambda l, spam={"x": 3}: not spam.get(l.strip()) lambda x=lambda y={1: 3}: y["x" : lambda y: {1: 2}]: x