Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-18 Thread Neil Cerutti
On 2014-02-16, Sam lightai...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to learn and try out functional programming (FP). I love Python and would like to use it to try FP. Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a good language for FP. I am sort of confused at the moment. Is

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-16 Thread Pat Johnson
This made me grin. ;) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-16 Thread Terry Reedy
On 2/16/2014 1:38 AM, Devin Jeanpierre wrote: On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Sam lightai...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to learn and try out functional programming (FP). I love Python and would like to use it to try FP. Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-16 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 16/02/2014 08:00, Pat Johnson wrote: This made me grin. ;) What did, using google groups? :) -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-16 Thread Chris Angelico
On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:20 AM, Mark Lawrence breamore...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On 16/02/2014 08:00, Pat Johnson wrote: This made me grin. ;) What did, using google groups? :) Well! I've often seen context without a grin, thought Alice; but a grin without context! It's the most curious thing

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-16 Thread Rustom Mody
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 10:15:58 AM UTC+5:30, Sam wrote: I would like to learn and try out functional programming (FP). I love Python and would like to use it to try FP. Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a good language for FP. I am sort of confused at

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-16 Thread Ryan
Python*can* do functional programming, but, for learning, Haskell will work better. Sam lightai...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to learn and try out functional programming (FP). I love Python and would like to use it to try FP. Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a

Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-15 Thread Sam
I would like to learn and try out functional programming (FP). I love Python and would like to use it to try FP. Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a good language for FP. I am sort of confused at the moment. Is Python a dysfunctional programming language to apply

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-15 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Sam lightai...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to learn and try out functional programming (FP). I love Python and would like to use it to try FP. Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a good language for FP. I am sort of confused

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-15 Thread Ben Finney
Sam lightai...@gmail.com writes: Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a good language for FP. There are some features of functional programming which are not a good fit with Python. By attempting to learn functional programming in Python, you will necessarily

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-15 Thread Devin Jeanpierre
On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Sam lightai...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to learn and try out functional programming (FP). I love Python and would like to use it to try FP. Some have advised me to use Haskell instead because Python is not a good language for FP. I am sort of confused

Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?

2014-02-15 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Devin Jeanpierre jeanpierr...@gmail.com wrote: Otherwise you will likely be confused when you overhear functional programmers talking, whether it's about Hindley-Milner or sum types or eta conversion. ETA conversion? I know what that is. That's when a