LEARNING PATH: Python: Functional Programming with Python

Perceive functional programming with Python to efficiently solve real-world problems

Created by: Packt Publishing
Tech Knowledge in Motion

What Will I Learn?

• Higher-order functions and Lambda expressions (nameless functions)
• Error handling in Functional Programming
• Understand common functional design patterns, and how these apply to Python
• Understand what an iterator is in Python
• Iterators and iterator functions built into Python
• Create your own iterators
• Understand what a generator coroutine is
• Master list and dict comprehensions and generator expressions

Requirements

• Basic programming knowledge of Python is needed.

Target audience

• This Learning Path is intended for developers who have a basic understanding of Python and want to expand their developer toolbox with important new techniques.