Python way of shortening a simple task

Author: Manuel-Sphe

Lambdas.py

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+
+add = lambda a,b : a + b
+sub = lambda a,b : a - b
+div = lambda a,b : a / b
+mul = lambda a,b : a *b
+
+map = {"+":add, '-':sub, '*':mul,'/':div}
+
+try:
+  x = eval(input("Enter the value of x : "))
+  y = eval(input("Enter the value of y : "))
+  operation = input("Enter the operation [+,-,*,/] : ").strip() # remove any extra space
+
+  try:
+    print(map[operation](x,y))
+  except KeyError:
+    print("Impossible operation")
+  except ZeroDivisionError:
+    print("Can't Divide by Zero")
+except ValueError:
+  print("Enter numbers only")