[Tutor] Functional Programming

[Kent Johnson]

Steve Nelson wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've just today starting thinking more about programming in a more
> functional style, and came across the following article which I
> thought was really good:
>
> http://www.amk.ca/python/writing/functional
>   

> I know there's a section in Alan's tutorial on FP too, but can anyone
> else recommend some good references?  It is all a very new approach
> for me, but it is also fascinating, and rather fun!
For more examples of using the tools in AMK's article, the Python 
Cookbook is a good place to look.

David Mertz writes Python in an extreme functional style. Take a look at 
some of his Charming Python columns for examples - three columns from 
2001 are specifically about functional programming.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/views/linux/libraryview.jsp?search_by=charming+python:

Kent