Introducing Functional Programming
Summary
We've looked at programming paradigms with an eye toward distinguishing the
functional paradigm from two common imperative paradigms. Our objective in
this book is to explore the functional programming features of Python. We've noted
that some parts of Python don't allow purely functional programming; we'll be
using some hybrid techniques that meld the good features of succinct, expressive
functional programming with some high-performance optimizations in Python.
In the next chapter, we'll look at five specific functional programming techniques
in detail. These techniques will form the essential foundation for our hybridized
functional programming in Python.