Functional Programming with Python

Write more readable, maintainable code by making the switch to functional programming. Learn about the key concepts of functional programming and how to apply them in Python.

Introduction

• A functional approach to transform code
• What you should know
• Installing Python

1. Introductory Functional Concepts

• The goal of functional programming
• Declarative versus imperative programming
• Immutability
• Separation of data and functions
• First-class functions

2. First-Class Functions

• Functions as data, part 1
• Functions as data, part 2
• Passing functions as arguments
• Returning functions
• Closure
• Higher-order functions

3. Python: The Functional Parts

• Python: The functional parts
• Mapping
• Filtering
• Lambdas in Python
• List comprehensions in Python
• Reducing
• Combining list functions
• Challenge: Converting to list comprehensions
• Solution: Converting to list comprehensions

4. Advanced Functional Concepts

• Advanced functional concepts
• Partial application and currying
• Recursion

Conclusion

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