"James Mills" <prolo...@shortcircuit.net.au> writes: > In fact, Python borrows features from the Functional Paradigm. Does > this make it a Functional Language ? No. Why ? Because one of the > clear requirements of the Functional Paradigm is that functions > cannot have side affects.
I'd say functional programming emphasizes a style that avoids use of side effects, but saying "functions cannot have side effects" is a bit of an overstatement. Even Haskell lets you code effectfully when necessary, using the type system (IO Monad) to separate effectful code from pure code. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
