def repeat(x):
    while True: yield x

$ python2
...
>>> map(dict, [["ab"], ["cd"], ["ef"]])
[{'a': 'b'}, {'c': 'd'}, {'e': 'f'}]
>>> map(lambda x: dict(x), [["ab"], ["cd"], ["ef"]])
[{'a': 'b'}, {'c': 'd'}, {'e': 'f'}]