Parallel mapping functions in IPython w/ multiple parameters

Question

I\'m trying to use IPython\'s parallel environment and so far, it\'s looking great but I\'m running into a problem. Lets say that I have a function, defined in a library

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Answer 1

I am posting Alex S. comment as answer. This probably is right approach for this problem:

Just do partial application with a lambda. I know it looks weird, but using my_f = lambda a,my=other,arguments=go,right=here : f(a,my,arguments,right) is the simplest way to go about it without falling into pickling and pushing problems.