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Re:Functional Python Programming by sodapopcan on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:17AM (#36259113)
OP said anonymous functions are NOT as important as immutable data.
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Re:Functional Python Programming by tayo42 on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:21AM (#36259182)
its in the list they provided of improvements python needs...
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Re:Functional Python Programming by sodapopcan on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:30AM (#36259320)
Oh... either that was added in an edit or I had a brain blip that caused me to skip the bulleted list. Apologies.
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Re:Functional Python Programming by profunctor on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:25AM (#36259246)
It's not a list of improvements python needs. It's a list of things python already does / has.
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Re:Functional Python Programming by tayo42 on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:27AM (#36259277)
do I have bots responding to me? whats hard about comprehending this?

> To do proper functional programming in Python, there should be IMO:

> ...

> - a better syntax for anonymous functions than single statement lambdas.

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