Practice Functional Programming - 6 | Chapter 6: Functional Programming Tools in Python | Python Advance
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Question 1

Easy

What is a first-class function?

💡 Hint: Think about how functions can be assigned and passed around.

Question 2

Easy

Write a lambda function to increment a number by 1.

💡 Hint: Remember the syntax of lambda functions.

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Question 1

What does a higher-order function do?

  • It takes a number as an argument
  • It accepts or returns functions
  • It always returns a string

💡 Hint: Think about the role of functions in functional programming.

Question 2

True or False: A pure function can have side effects.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the definition of a pure function.

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Question 1

Create a higher-order function that takes two functions and a list, applies both functions in order to each element, and returns the modified list.

💡 Hint: Think about how to nest function calls within a list comprehension.

Question 2

Write a pure function that computes the nth Fibonacci number using recursion, and utilize lru_cache to optimize it.

💡 Hint: Recursion is key here – consider how Fibonacci numbers are defined!

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