Functional Programming With Python

A beginner-friendly introduction to functional constructs in python

Created by: Andy Bek
Software Consultant

What Will I Learn?

• Practical fluency with map, filter, reduce, zip, any, all, list, set, dictionary, and generator comprehensions, and generator expressions
• Complete coverage of intermediate functional constructs in Python: generators, iterators, decorators, closures, recursion, and much more!
• A practical exploration of advanced topics: closures, recursion, partial function application, currying, memoization, infinite iterators, and overloading
• A conceptual understanding of the key tenets of functional programming: immutability, purity, higher-order functions, recursion, and referential transparency

Requirements

• No prior Python programming experience is required - this course is beginner friendly
• A basic understanding of programming concepts is helpful, but not required

Target audience

• This course is for anyone who wants to learn functional programming in Python from the very basics
• Beginners to programming interested in writing concise, readable, and maintainable Python
• Beginner Python developers with an interest in functional programming
• Intermediate programmers with no exposure to functional constructs in Python