10. Functional Programming Modules

The modules described in this chapter provide functions and classes that support a functional programming style, and general operations on callables.

The following modules are documented in this chapter:

• 10.1. itertools — Functions creating iterators for efficient looping
  • 10.1.1. Itertool functions
  • 10.1.2. Itertools Recipes
• 10.2. functools — Higher-order functions and operations on callable objects
  • 10.2.1. partial Objects
• 10.3. operator — Standard operators as functions
  • 10.3.1. Mapping Operators to Functions
  • 10.3.2. Inplace Operators