On 10 mayo, 09:24, Samuel Williams <space.ship.travel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Is Python a functional programming language? > > Is this a paradigm that is well supported by both the language syntax and the > general programming APIs? > > I heard that lambdas were limited to a single expression, and that other > functional features were slated for removal in Python 3... 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? > > Kind regards, > Samuel
I'm no expert of functional programming at all, but I read many times (from famous programmers) that Python is very lisp-like, but with a more conventional syntax. For example, Paul Graham and others have some interesting views on this subject: http://www.prescod.net/python/IsPythonLisp.html That doesn't mean python can compete with other purely functional languages, but it's probably as functional as it can be for a more conventional, multiparadigm language. Luis -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
