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Python: Functional Programming

This course will teach you how to apply functional programming principles in Python to create more concise, testable, and maintainable code.

Intermediate
1h 9m
(1)

Created by Gerald Britton

Last Updated Jun 05, 2025

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Python: Functional Programming

This course will teach you how to apply functional programming principles in Python to create more concise, testable, and maintainable code.

Intermediate
1h 9m
(1)

Created by Gerald Britton

Last Updated Jun 05, 2025

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Functional programming (FP) will help you to write more robust and reusable code without side effects. In this course, Python: Functional Programming, you'll learn to apply functional programming principles in your Python-based projects. First, you’ll explore the basic concepts underlying FP. Then, you’ll see how to apply these concepts in the Python language. Finally, you’ll learn how to apply FP in a typical order processing system. When you are finished this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge needed to write more concise, testable, and maintainable code, free from side effects..

Python: Functional Programming
Intermediate
1h 9m
(1)
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Gerald Britton - Pluralsight course - Python: Functional Programming
Gerald Britton
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Gerald is a multiple-year of the Microsoft MVP award, Gerald has led introductory classes in Python and SQL for industry-sponsored events at Ryerson University, Toronto and the University of Toronto (his alma mater). 

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