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Learn Functional Programming in Python
Gain insights into functional programming in Python, learn about functions as objects, recursion, closures, and generators, and discover how to confidently apply these concepts to your projects.
Content
1.
Introduction
5 Lessons
Get familiar with functional programming in Python, its characteristics, advantages, and challenges.
2.
Functions as Objects
8 Lessons
Discover the logic behind treating functions as first-class objects in Python.
3.
Mutability
6 Lessons
Break apart the concepts of mutability in Python, understanding both mutable and immutable objects.
4.
Recursion
8 Lessons
Break down complex ideas in recursion, factorials, limits, memoization, and list flattening.
5.
Closures
8 Lessons
Deepen your knowledge of closures, combining functions, and using functions versus classes.
6.
Iterators
13 Lessons
Focus on iterators, iterables, lazy evaluation, creating custom iterators, and built-in functions.
7.
Transforming Iterables
9 Lessons
Build on Python functions like enumerate, zip, filter, and map for iterable transformations.
8.
Reducing Iterables
7 Lessons
Step through Python's reducing functions to transform iterables into single outcomes efficiently.
9.
Comprehensions
5 Lessons
Get started with creating lists using comprehensions, conditions, and nested structures in Python.
10.
Generators
7 Lessons
Go hands-on with generators in Python, enhancing iterator creation and memory efficiency.
11.
Partial Application and Currying
10 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of closures, partial application, currying, and function composition in Python.
12.
Functors and Monads
6 Lessons
Deepen your knowledge of functors, applicative functors, and monads in functional programming.
13.
Useful Libraries
2 Lessons
Simplify complex topics in Python with Itertools, Functools, PyMonad, and Oslash libraries.
14.
Conclusion
1 Lessons
Build on your functional programming skills with key concepts and continued exploration.
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