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Course Overview
The functional programming paradigm can be a powerful tool, especially as it can be integrated seamlessly with procedural and object-oriented code in Python. In this course, you’ll learn what functional programming is, how it’s used, and the features of Python that support it. To start, you’ll learn how functions act as objects, the role of mutability, and how to perform recursion. In the latter half of the course, you’ll focus on closures, iterables & iterators, generators, and more. Throughout the cou...Show More
TAKEAWAY SKILLS
Recursion
Functional Programming
Mutability
Closures
Iterators
Transforming Iterables
Reducing Iterables
Comprehensions
Generators
Partial Application
Currying
Functors
Monads
What You'll Learn
Learn to implement functional programming in Python.
Understand the pros and cons of functional programming in Python.
Master the ways to obtain function objects.
Grasp the concept of mutability and recursion in Python.
Acquire skill of using closures as function factories.
Learn to differentiate between iterators and iterables.
Become competent in creating, reducing, and transforming iterables.
Master list comprehensions and generator comprehensions.
Implement function composition and partial application.
Get familiar with functors, applicatives, and monads.
What You'll Learn
Learn to implement functional programming in Python.
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Course Content
Introduction
Functions as Objects
Mutability
Recursion
Closures
Iterators
13 Lessons
Transforming Iterables
9 Lessons
Reducing Iterables
7 Lessons
Comprehensions
5 Lessons
Generators
7 Lessons
Partial Application and Currying
10 Lessons
Functors and Monads
6 Lessons
Conclusion
1 Lesson
Course Author
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