Samuel Williams a écrit :
Dear Friends,
Is Python a functional programming language?
Depends on your definition of "functional programming language", but
well, not really. It's mostly an imperative, object-oriented (but not
pure-object) language. It has some restricted support for some
functional idioms but trying to use it a true FPL would be a waste of
time (both developper's and computer's).
Is this a paradigm that is well supported by both the language syntax and the
general programming APIs?
No.
I heard that lambdas were limited to a single expression,
True.
and that other functional features were slated for removal in Python 3...
False.
Some FP-inspired functions and types are moving from builtins to a
dedicated module, but they are still available.
is this the case or have I been misinformed?
Finally, even if Python supports functional features, is this a model that is
used often in client/application code?
Once again, depends on your definitions of what's "functional". Some
FP-inspired idioms and features are definitly idiomatic, but that
doesn't make for true functional programming. Once again, trying to do
pure FP in Python would be fighting against the language.
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