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Functional Programming in Python: A Modern Approach: Beyond OOP: From Basics to Advanced Techniques in Functional Programming for the Modern Python De

by Pythquill Publishing
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798288194382
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 240
  • Original Price: USD 19.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 567 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Programming / General


What You Will Learn in This Book

  • Master the core principles of Functional Programming (FP), including immutability, pure functions, and higher-order functions, to write more predictable and testable Python code.
  • Leverage Python's built-in functional tools like lambda expressions, map, filter, reduce, and various comprehensions for concise and efficient data manipulation.
  • Utilize advanced functional techniques such as closures, decorators, partial application, and recursion to build sophisticated and reusable functions.
  • Implement effective error handling strategies in a functional style, moving beyond traditional exception handling for more robust applications.
  • Work with immutable data structures in Python, understanding their benefits for program clarity and concurrency, and explore relevant third-party libraries.
  • Design and implement functional data processing pipelines using iterators, generators, and the itertools module for memory-efficient and scalable solutions.
  • Apply functional design patterns like function composition and understand conceptual aspects of Monads and Functors to structure complex applications.
  • Integrate functional programming seamlessly with Object-Oriented Python (OOP), learning when and how to combine paradigms for optimal results.
  • Refactor existing imperative code into a functional style to improve readability, reduce side effects, and enhance maintainability.
  • Develop robust testing strategies for functional code, benefiting from the inherent testability of pure functions and exploring property-based testing.
  • Simplify concurrency and parallelism in your Python applications by minimizing shared mutable state and leveraging functional approaches with multiprocessing and asyncio.
  • Utilize modern Python features like type hinting, structural pattern matching, and the walrus operator to write more expressive and type-safe functional code.
  • Optimize functional Python code for performance, understanding the trade-offs and applying techniques like memoization where beneficial.
  • Explore key functional programming libraries within the Python ecosystem, such as toolz and fn.py, to extend your functional toolkit.
  • Analyze real-world case studies demonstrating the practical application of functional programming principles in various Python projects.

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