python lambda function list comprehension

Question

Why is the output of the following two list comprehensions different, even though f and the lambda function are the same?

f = lambda x: x*x

[f(x) for x in range(10)]

and

[lambda x: x*x for x in range(10)]

Mind you, both type(f) and type(lambda x: x*x) return the same type.

Answer 1

The first one produces a single lambda function and then calls it ten times.

The second one doesn't call the function. It creates 10 different lambda functions. It puts all of those in a list. To make it equivalent to the first you need:

[(lambda x: x*x)(x) for x in range(10)]

Or better yet:

[x*x for x in range(10)]