diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 00d6d3a2c7..04fcf0b935 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -923,9 +923,14 @@ importFrom(pkgconfig,set_config_in)
 importFrom(rlang,"%||%")
 importFrom(rlang,.data)
 importFrom(rlang,.env)
+importFrom(rlang,as_function)
 importFrom(rlang,check_dots_empty)
 importFrom(rlang,check_installed)
+importFrom(rlang,global_env)
 importFrom(rlang,inject)
+importFrom(rlang,is_logical)
+importFrom(rlang,is_true)
+importFrom(rlang,set_names)
 importFrom(rlang,warn)
 importFrom(stats,IQR)
 importFrom(stats,as.dendrogram)
diff --git a/R/attributes.R b/R/attributes.R
index 74f1197de8..425d709701 100644
--- a/R/attributes.R
+++ b/R/attributes.R
@@ -519,7 +519,8 @@ vertex.attributes <- function(graph, index = V(graph)) {
   res <- .Call(R_igraph_mybracket2_copy, graph, igraph_t_idx_attr, igraph_attr_idx_vertex)
 
   if (!missing(index)) {
-    index_is_natural_sequence <- (length(index) == vcount(graph) && all(index == V(graph)))
+    index_is_natural_sequence <- (length(index) == vcount(graph) &&
+        identical(index, seq(1, vcount(graph))))
     if  (!index_is_natural_sequence) {
       for (i in seq_along(res)) {
         res[[i]] <- res[[i]][index]
@@ -530,34 +531,34 @@ vertex.attributes <- function(graph, index = V(graph)) {
   res
 }
 
+set_value_at <- function(value, idx, length_out) {
+  out <- value[NULL]
+  length(out) <- length_out
+  out[idx] <- value
+  unname(out)
+}
+
 #' @export
 "vertex.attributes<-" <- function(graph, index = V(graph), value) {
   ensure_igraph(graph)
 
   assert_named_list(value)
 
-  if (any(sapply(value, length) != length(index))) {
+  if (!all(lengths(value) == length(index))) {
     stop("Invalid attribute value length, must match number of vertices")
   }
 
   if (!missing(index)) {
     index <- as_igraph_vs(graph, index)
 
-    if (any(duplicated(index)) || any(is.na(index))) {
+    if (anyDuplicated(index) || anyNA(index)) {
       stop("Invalid vertices in index")
     }
   }
 
-  if (!missing(index) &&
-    (length(index) != vcount(graph) || any(index != V(graph)))) {
-    vs <- V(graph)
-    for (i in seq_along(value)) {
-      tmp <- value[[i]]
-      length(tmp) <- 0
-      length(tmp) <- length(vs)
-      tmp[index] <- value[[i]]
-      value[[i]] <- tmp
-    }
+  index_is_natural_sequence <- (length(index) == vcount(graph) && all(index == V(graph)))
+  if (!missing(index) && !index_is_natural_sequence) {
+    value <- map(value, set_value_at, idx = index, length_out = length(V(graph)))
   }
 
   .Call(R_igraph_mybracket2_set, graph, igraph_t_idx_attr, igraph_attr_idx_vertex, value)
diff --git a/R/igraph-package.R b/R/igraph-package.R
index a342371866..e5065a208e 100644
--- a/R/igraph-package.R
+++ b/R/igraph-package.R
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 #' @importFrom rlang inject
 #' @importFrom rlang warn
 #' @importFrom rlang %||%
+#' @importFrom rlang as_function
+#' @importFrom rlang global_env
+#' @importFrom rlang set_names
+#' @importFrom rlang is_logical
+#' @importFrom rlang is_true
 ## usethis namespace: end
 NULL
 
diff --git a/R/import-standalone-purrr.R b/R/import-standalone-purrr.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..623142a0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/import-standalone-purrr.R
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+# Standalone file: do not edit by hand
+# Source: <https://github.com/r-lib/rlang/blob/main/R/standalone-purrr.R>
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# ---
+# repo: r-lib/rlang
+# file: standalone-purrr.R
+# last-updated: 2023-02-23
+# license: https://unlicense.org
+# imports: rlang
+# ---
+#
+# This file provides a minimal shim to provide a purrr-like API on top of
+# base R functions. They are not drop-in replacements but allow a similar style
+# of programming.
+#
+# ## Changelog
+#
+# 2023-02-23:
+# * Added `list_c()`
+#
+# 2022-06-07:
+# * `transpose()` is now more consistent with purrr when inner names
+#   are not congruent (#1346).
+#
+# 2021-12-15:
+# * `transpose()` now supports empty lists.
+#
+# 2021-05-21:
+# * Fixed "object `x` not found" error in `imap()` (@mgirlich)
+#
+# 2020-04-14:
+# * Removed `pluck*()` functions
+# * Removed `*_cpl()` functions
+# * Used `as_function()` to allow use of `~`
+# * Used `.` prefix for helpers
+#
+# nocov start
+
+map <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  .f <- as_function(.f, env = global_env())
+  lapply(.x, .f, ...)
+}
+walk <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  map(.x, .f, ...)
+  invisible(.x)
+}
+
+map_lgl <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  .rlang_purrr_map_mold(.x, .f, logical(1), ...)
+}
+map_int <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  .rlang_purrr_map_mold(.x, .f, integer(1), ...)
+}
+map_dbl <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  .rlang_purrr_map_mold(.x, .f, double(1), ...)
+}
+map_chr <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  .rlang_purrr_map_mold(.x, .f, character(1), ...)
+}
+.rlang_purrr_map_mold <- function(.x, .f, .mold, ...) {
+  .f <- as_function(.f, env = global_env())
+  out <- vapply(.x, .f, .mold, ..., USE.NAMES = FALSE)
+  names(out) <- names(.x)
+  out
+}
+
+map2 <- function(.x, .y, .f, ...) {
+  .f <- as_function(.f, env = global_env())
+  out <- mapply(.f, .x, .y, MoreArgs = list(...), SIMPLIFY = FALSE)
+  if (length(out) == length(.x)) {
+    set_names(out, names(.x))
+  } else {
+    set_names(out, NULL)
+  }
+}
+map2_lgl <- function(.x, .y, .f, ...) {
+  as.vector(map2(.x, .y, .f, ...), "logical")
+}
+map2_int <- function(.x, .y, .f, ...) {
+  as.vector(map2(.x, .y, .f, ...), "integer")
+}
+map2_dbl <- function(.x, .y, .f, ...) {
+  as.vector(map2(.x, .y, .f, ...), "double")
+}
+map2_chr <- function(.x, .y, .f, ...) {
+  as.vector(map2(.x, .y, .f, ...), "character")
+}
+imap <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  map2(.x, names(.x) %||% seq_along(.x), .f, ...)
+}
+
+pmap <- function(.l, .f, ...) {
+  .f <- as.function(.f)
+  args <- .rlang_purrr_args_recycle(.l)
+  do.call("mapply", c(
+    FUN = list(quote(.f)),
+    args, MoreArgs = quote(list(...)),
+    SIMPLIFY = FALSE, USE.NAMES = FALSE
+  ))
+}
+.rlang_purrr_args_recycle <- function(args) {
+  lengths <- map_int(args, length)
+  n <- max(lengths)
+
+  stopifnot(all(lengths == 1L | lengths == n))
+  to_recycle <- lengths == 1L
+  args[to_recycle] <- map(args[to_recycle], function(x) rep.int(x, n))
+
+  args
+}
+
+keep <- function(.x, .f, ...) {
+  .x[.rlang_purrr_probe(.x, .f, ...)]
+}
+discard <- function(.x, .p, ...) {
+  sel <- .rlang_purrr_probe(.x, .p, ...)
+  .x[is.na(sel) | !sel]
+}
+map_if <- function(.x, .p, .f, ...) {
+  matches <- .rlang_purrr_probe(.x, .p)
+  .x[matches] <- map(.x[matches], .f, ...)
+  .x
+}
+.rlang_purrr_probe <- function(.x, .p, ...) {
+  if (is_logical(.p)) {
+    stopifnot(length(.p) == length(.x))
+    .p
+  } else {
+    .p <- as_function(.p, env = global_env())
+    map_lgl(.x, .p, ...)
+  }
+}
+
+compact <- function(.x) {
+  Filter(length, .x)
+}
+
+transpose <- function(.l) {
+  if (!length(.l)) {
+    return(.l)
+  }
+
+  inner_names <- names(.l[[1]])
+
+  if (is.null(inner_names)) {
+    fields <- seq_along(.l[[1]])
+  } else {
+    fields <- set_names(inner_names)
+    .l <- map(.l, function(x) {
+      if (is.null(names(x))) {
+        set_names(x, inner_names)
+      } else {
+        x
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  # This way missing fields are subsetted as `NULL` instead of causing
+  # an error
+  .l <- map(.l, as.list)
+
+  map(fields, function(i) {
+    map(.l, .subset2, i)
+  })
+}
+
+every <- function(.x, .p, ...) {
+  .p <- as_function(.p, env = global_env())
+
+  for (i in seq_along(.x)) {
+    if (!rlang::is_true(.p(.x[[i]], ...))) return(FALSE)
+  }
+  TRUE
+}
+some <- function(.x, .p, ...) {
+  .p <- as_function(.p, env = global_env())
+
+  for (i in seq_along(.x)) {
+    if (rlang::is_true(.p(.x[[i]], ...))) return(TRUE)
+  }
+  FALSE
+}
+negate <- function(.p) {
+  .p <- as_function(.p, env = global_env())
+  function(...) !.p(...)
+}
+
+reduce <- function(.x, .f, ..., .init) {
+  f <- function(x, y) .f(x, y, ...)
+  Reduce(f, .x, init = .init)
+}
+reduce_right <- function(.x, .f, ..., .init) {
+  f <- function(x, y) .f(y, x, ...)
+  Reduce(f, .x, init = .init, right = TRUE)
+}
+accumulate <- function(.x, .f, ..., .init) {
+  f <- function(x, y) .f(x, y, ...)
+  Reduce(f, .x, init = .init, accumulate = TRUE)
+}
+accumulate_right <- function(.x, .f, ..., .init) {
+  f <- function(x, y) .f(y, x, ...)
+  Reduce(f, .x, init = .init, right = TRUE, accumulate = TRUE)
+}
+
+detect <- function(.x, .f, ..., .right = FALSE, .p = is_true) {
+  .p <- as_function(.p, env = global_env())
+  .f <- as_function(.f, env = global_env())
+
+  for (i in .rlang_purrr_index(.x, .right)) {
+    if (.p(.f(.x[[i]], ...))) {
+      return(.x[[i]])
+    }
+  }
+  NULL
+}
+detect_index <- function(.x, .f, ..., .right = FALSE, .p = is_true) {
+  .p <- as_function(.p, env = global_env())
+  .f <- as_function(.f, env = global_env())
+
+  for (i in .rlang_purrr_index(.x, .right)) {
+    if (.p(.f(.x[[i]], ...))) {
+      return(i)
+    }
+  }
+  0L
+}
+.rlang_purrr_index <- function(x, right = FALSE) {
+  idx <- seq_along(x)
+  if (right) {
+    idx <- rev(idx)
+  }
+  idx
+}
+
+list_c <- function(x) {
+  inject(c(!!!x))
+}
+
+# nocov end