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awesome-functional-python

A curated list of awesome things related to functional programming in Python.

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2.6KGitHub stars
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A curated list of awesome things related to functional programming in Python.

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HN mentions by year13 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2016-12-17 21:11:02 UTC to 2022-05-31 09:14:40 UTC.

01232016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20192020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments2022

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20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC211
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC312

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https://github.com/mpkocher/Functional-Programming-Technique... I covered a few core concepts (e.g., functions as first-class citizens, closures, partial application, etc...) and added a few real world examples of using a functional centric design. The text/format has some rough edges, but overall I think the text is useful for internalizing how to leverage a functional-ish approach. Other resources. https://github.com/sfermigier/awesome-functional-python
In Python Design Patterns (2018)
Cool, I thought it was dead (like the fictional character called, coincidently, "Snake"). I see that active development has restarted 6 months ago, seemingly. Kudos to everyone involved, specially @Kodiologist who seems the main contributor over the recent period. (Shameless plug: more functional languages that look like Python, or compile to one of the Python VMs: https://github.com/sfermigier/awesome-functional-python#lang... ).
In Hy: A dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python
I'm a big fan of @mhashemi's work in Python in general, even if I don't use Boltons personally. The discussion regarding inclusion in the stdlib is sensible, and I fully agree with @mhashemi's comments. See similar discussions, for instance, regarding dataclasses vs. attrs (https://github.com/ericvsmith/dataclasses/issues/19). Sometimes, however, it's a bit annoying when something that you think should be widely available isn't included in the stdlib. The cons of course are: - Fragmentation (several project pursuing similar objectives) - Not being able to use a powerful construct to simplify code in the stdlib itself (the stdlib can only depend on the stdlib). Regarding, for instance, functional programming, I maintain a list of interesting projects in this domain in Python: https://github.com/sfermigier/awesome-functional-python/blob...
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There are at least half a dozen libraries that strive to achieve similar goals, and would probably benefit from being included in the stdlib (at least partially). It's hard to pick a winner among the list (like other in this thread, I went with toolz). I believe that a way to solve (at least partially) this conundrum could be to work on some common specifications, like the JS community did with Fantasyland (https://github.com/fantasyland/fantasy-land), and then let projects implements the specification the way they want. WDYT ?
In Boltons: A set of BSD-licensed, pure-Python utilities

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