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an expression to the caller. A return statement with no arguments is the
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Functional programming is a paradigm that treats computation as mathematical functions to avoid state changes and mutable data. Key concepts include pure functions, referential transparency, and higher-order functions. Python supports functional programming with recursion, lambda expressions, and functions as first-class objects. Potential pitfalls include recursion being slow, "update as copy" leading to memory bloat, and pure functions not mixing with I/O. Best practices include using library functions over recursion when possible and separating pure from impure functions.
Functional programming is a paradigm that treats computation as mathematical functions to avoid state changes and mutable data. Key concepts include pure functions, referential transparency, and higher-order functions. Python supports functional programming with recursion, lambda expressions, and functions as first-class objects. Potential pitfalls include recursion being slow, "update as copy" leading to memory bloat, and pure functions not mixing with I/O. Best practices include using library functions over recursion when possible and separating pure from impure functions.
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First class,
Higher order
Proxy function
Lambda function
3. Functional Programming
Imperative programming is a paradigm in computer science that uses statements to
change a program's state. It's based on a statement-at-a-time paradigm, and the
order in which operations occur is crucial. Imperative programming languages
require an understanding of the functions necessary to solve a problem, rather than
a reliance on models that are able to solve it.
Example: C, Java, and Python.
Declarative programming is a coding style that tells a program what to do, not how
to do it. It uses a domain-specific language (DSL) that is usually closer to natural
language than pseudocode, making it more readable and easier to learn. The DSL
abstracts much of the boilerplate, leaving fewer lines of code to do the same work.
Example: HTML, SQL, CSS and XML. (eXtensible Markup Language)-
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It is a type of markup language and
file format used to store, transport, and recreate arbitrary data.CSS-Cascading Style
Sheets
4. Functional Programming
Pure and Impure Function:
Functions that don’t modify their arguments or produce any other side-effects are called pure.
Functions that modify their arguments or cause other actions to occur are called impure.
6. Functional Programming
Functional programming is a declarative programming paradigm style where one applies
pure functions in sequence to solve complex problems.
Functions take an input value and produce an output value without being affected by
the program.
8. Functional Programming Concepts
1. Functions are objects: Python functions are first class objects. In the example below, we
are assigning function to a variable. This assignment doesn’t call the function. It takes the
function object referenced by shout and creates a second name pointing to it, yell.
9. Functional Programming Concepts
Functional Programming Concepts:
Recursion: Functional programming languages rely on recursion rather than iteration.
Instead of iterating over a loop, a function in a functional programming language will call
itself.
# Solving for a factorial using recursion
def recursiveFactorial(n):
if (n == 0):
return 1;
# recursion call
return n *recursiveFactorial(n - 1);
print(recursiveFactorial(5))
10. Functional Programming Concepts
First-class functions First-class functions
In Python, the term “first-class function” refers to a function’s ability to be treated as an :
object that can be assigned to a variable,
used as an argument for other functions, and
returned as a value.
As a result, functions in Python are identical to other objects like strings, integers, and lists.
11. Functional Programming Concepts
First-class functions First-class functions
Function can be assigned to a variable:This allows for easy manipulation and reuse of
functions.
Example:
def square(x):
return x ** 2
my_func = square
print(my_func(3)) # Output: 9
12. Functional Programming Concepts
First-class functions First-class functions
Functions can be passed as arguments to other functions: This is helpful for writing more
modular, reusable code as well as higher-order functions.
Exmple:
def apply_operation(func, x):
return func(x)
def square(x):
return x ** 2
print(apply_operation(square, 3)) # Output: 9
13. Functional Programming Concepts
First-class functions First-class functions
Functions can also return values from other functions: This is useful for returning functions
based on specific criteria or for creating functions on the fly.
Example:
def get_operation(op):
if op == '+':
def add(x, y):
return x + y
return add
elif op == '-':
def subtract(x, y):
return x - y
return subtract
add_func = get_operation('+')
subtract_func = get_operation('-')
print(add_func(3, 4)) # Output: 7
print(subtract_func(10, 5)) # Output: 5
14. Functional Programming Concepts
Higher order functions
A function that accepts other functions as parameters or returns functions as outputs is
called a high order function.
This process applies a function to its parameters at each iteration while returning a new
function that accepts the next parameter.
Common examples of higher-order functions include filter, map, and reduce.
The idea of first-class functions in Python makes higher-order functions possible.
Higher-order functions operate by accepting a function as an argument, altering it, and then
returning the altered function.
More modular and reusable code can be produced as a result.
Built-in Higher-Order Functions in Python
Map, Filter, and Reduce
15. Functional Programming Concepts
Higher order functions
Example
def apply_func(func, lst):
return [func(x) for x in lst]
def square(x):
return x ** 2
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
squared_numbers = apply_func(square,
numbers) print(squared_numbers)
# Output: [1, 4, 9, 16, 25]
Example 2
def make_adder(n):
def adder(x):
return x + n
return adder
add_five = make_adder(5)
print(add_five(10))
# Output: 15
16. Functional Programming Concepts
Proxy function
The Proxy method is Structural design pattern that allows you to provide the replacement
for an another object.
Here, we use different classes to represent the functionalities of another class.
The most important part is that here we create an object having original object functionality
to provide to the outer world.
17. Functional Programming Concepts
Lambda function: What is a Lambda Function?
Lambda functions are similar to user-defined functions but without a name.
They're commonly referred to as anonymous functions.
Lambda functions are efficient whenever you want to create a function that will only
contain simple expressions – that is, expressions that are usually a single line of a
statement.
They're also useful when you want to use the function once.
Note: The anonymous function does not have a return keyword. This is because the
anonymous function will automatically return the result of the expression in the function once
it is executed.
18. Functional Programming Concepts
Lambda function: When Should You Use a Lambda Function?
You should use the lambda function to create simple expressions. For example,
expressions that do not include complex structures such as if-else, for-loops, and so
on.
So, for example, if you want to create a function with a for-loop, you should use a user-
defined function.
19. Functional Programming Concepts
Lambda function: How to Define a Lambda Function?
lambda argument(s) : expression
1.lambda is a keyword in Python for defining the anonymous function.
2.argument(s) is a placeholder, that is a variable that will be used to hold the value you
want to pass into the function expression. A lambda function can have multiple variables
depending on what you want to achieve.
3.expression is the code you want to execute in the lambda function.
20. Functional Programming Concepts
Lambda function: How to Define a Lambda Function?
lambda argument(s) : expression
Example:
(lambda x : x * 2)(3)
>> 6
def f(x):
return x * 2
print(f(3))
x=lambda x:x*3
print(x(2))
21. Functional Programming Concepts
Lambda function: How to Define a Lambda Function?
Immediately Invoked Function Expression
(lambda x, y: x + y)(2, 3)
(lambda x: x + 1)(2)
>>>high_ord_func = lambda x, func: x + func(x)
>>> high_ord_func(2, lambda x: x * x)
6
>>> high_ord_func(2, lambda x: x + 3)
7
23. Functional Programming Concepts
Examples:
(lambda x: x * 10 if x > 10 else (x * 5 if x < 5 else x))(11)
>>> high_ord_func = lambda x, func: x + func(x)
>>> high_ord_func(2, lambda x: x * x)
(lambda x, y, z=3: x + y + z)(1, 2)
(lambda x, y, z=3: x + y + z)(1, y=2)
(lambda *args: sum(args))(1,2,3)
y = 6
z = lambda x: x * y
print (z(8))
26. The functions map(), filter(), and reduce() all do the same thing: They
each take a function and a list of elements, and then return the result of
applying the function to each element in the list. As previously stated,
Python has built-in functions like map(), filter(), and reduce().
27. Functional Programming Concepts
we have three main functions:
•map()
•filter()
•reduce()
The map() function-The map() function or map and filter in Python (also
called as map filter in Python) is a higher-order function.
SYNTAX: map(function, iterables)
EXAMPLE-
def function(a):
return a*a
x = map(function, (1,2,3,4)) #x is the map object
print(set(x))
28. Functional Programming Concepts
x is a map object, as you can see. The map function is displayed next, which takes
“function()” as a parameter and then applies “a * a” to all ‘iterables’. As a result, all iterables’
values are multiplied by themselves before being returned.
The filter() function-
The filter() function is used to generate an output list of values that return true when the
function is called. It has the following syntax:
SYNTAX: filter (function, iterables)
This function like python map function map(), can take user-defined functions and lambda
functions as parameters.
EXAMPLE-
def func(x):
if x>=3:
return x
y = filter(func, (1,2,3,4))
print(y)
29. OUTPUT-[3, 4]
As you can see, y is the filter object, and the list is a collection of true values for the condition
(x>=3).
The reduce() function-
The reduce() function applies a provided function to ‘iterables’ and returns a single value, as the name
implies.
SYNTAX: reduce(function, iterables)
The function specifies which expression should be applied to the ‘iterables’ in this case. The function tools
module must be used to import this function.
EXAMPLE-
from functools import reduce
reduce(lambda a,b: a+b,[23,21,45,98])
OUTPUT-187
30. The reduce function in the preceding example adds each iterable in the list one by one and returns a single
result.