1. Object Orientation
vs.
Functional Programming
Writing Modular Python Programs
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2. About Me

3. Modularity

4. Roadmap
Thesis Antithesis
Object Orientation is a proven Functional Programming is a
way of creating models in long standing approach to
software that represent the defining processes in terms of
problem domain in a useful others at different levels of
manner. There are many abstraction. Higher order
patterns that show how to functions make the idiomatic
achieve the modularity goal in ways to perform certain tasks
different contexts. fall out naturally.
Synthesis
Python has good support for both styles of programming and
for good reason. Depending on the situation one or the other
maybe more appropriate. Moreover in Python these tools do
not only exist but they complement each other.

5. Object Orientation
● Class Oriented
● The Three Pillars of
OO are:
1. Delegation
2. Polymorphism
3. Instantiation

6. Template Method
class Game(object): class Monopoly(Game):
PLAYERS = 2 PLAYERS = 4
def initialize_game(self): def initialize_game(self):
raise NotImplementedError() pass # Monopoly code here
def make_play(self, player): def make_play(self, player):
raise NotImplementedError() pass # Monopoly code here
def end_of_game(self): def end_of_game(self):
raise NotImplementedError() pass # Monopoly code here
def print_winner(self): def print_winner(self):
print self.current pass # Monopoly code here
def play_game(self, players=PLAYERS): class Chess(Game):
self.initialize_game() def initialize_game(self):
self.current = 0 pass # Chess code here
while not self.end_of_game(): def make_play(self, player):
self.make_play(self.current) pass # Chess code here
self.current = (self.current + 1) def end_of_game(self):
% players pass # Chess code here
self.print_winner()

7. Abstract Base Classes
>>> class MyDict(dict): >>> from collections import Mapping
... def __getitem__(self, key): >>> class >>> from collections import
... return 101 Mapping
... >>> class MyMapping(Mapping):
>>> d = MyDict() ... def __getitem__(self, key):
>>> d['x'] ... return 101
101 ...
>>> d.get('x', 202) >>> m = MyMapping()
202 Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: Can't instantiate abstract
class MyMapping with abstract
methods __iter__, __len__

8. Mixins
class XMPPClient(object): class OnlineChess
def connect(self): (Game, XMPPClient):
pass # XMPP code def initialize_game(self):
def disconnect(self): pass # Chess code here
pass # XMPP code
def send(self, player): ...
pass # XMPP code def end_of_game(self):
def terminate(self, player): pass # Chess code here
raise NotImplementedError()
def terminate(self, player):
def mainain_presence(self): return self.end_of_game()
self.connect()
while not self.terminate():
yield
self.disconnect()

9. Mixins (Multiple Inheritance)
class A(object):
pass
class B(A):
def method1(self):
pass
class C(A):
def method1(self):
pass
class D(B, C):
pass

10. Wrapping/Composition
● Prefer Composition over Inheritance
● Use a class's functionality but not its API
● Expose only limited part of an object
● Typical uses:
○ Adapt
○ Proxy
○ Decorate

11. Wrapping/Composition
class Eprom(object): class SafeEprom(object):
def read(self): def __init__(self, eprom):
pass # Eprom code self._eprom = eprom
def write(self, data): def read(self):
pass # Eprom code return self._eprom.
def complete(self): read()
pass # Eprom code def write(self, data):
if data.safe():
class FileLikeEprom(object): self._eprom.write
def __init__(self, eprom): (data)
self._eprom = eprom def close(self):
def read(self): self._eprom.complete()
return self._eprom.read()
def write(self, data):
self._eprom.write(data)
def close(self):
self._eprom.complete()

12. Wrapping/Composition (Tricks)
● Don't Repeat Yourself class FileLikeEprom(object):
def __init__(self, eprom):
● Avoid boilerplate
self._eprom = eprom
● Use __getattr__ to def __getattr__(self, a):
return computed if a == 'close':
attributes return self.close
else:
return getattr(self._eprom,
a)
def close(self):
self._eprom.complete()

13. Mixins Again
class SafeAndFileLike(FileLikeEprom, SafeEprom):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
return super(SafeAndFileLike, self).__init__(*args,
**kwargs)

14. Roadmap
Thesis Antithesis
Object Orientation is a proven Functional Programming is a
way of creating models in long standing approach to
software that represent the defining processes in terms of
problem domain in a useful others at different levels of
manner. There are many abstraction. Higher order
patterns that show how to functions make the idiomatic
achieve the modularity goal in ways to perform certain tasks
different contexts. fall out naturally.
Synthesis
Python good support for both styles of programming and for
good reason. Depending on the situation one or the other
maybe more appropriate. Moreover in Python these tools do
not only exist but they complement each other.

15. Functional Programming
● Functions take input and
produce output, without
any side effects.
● Pure functional languages
are strict about side effect
freeness.
● Python is not a pure
functional language.
● Functions may be
internally imperative, but
appear purely functional
in their behaviour.

16. Callbacks
● The Hollywood principle
● Role reversal, library code calls your code
● Library code accepts a callable and invokes it
when appropriate
● The main uses:
○ Customisation
○ Event Handling

17. sorted() sans Callbacks
class Person(object): >>> people = [Person
def __init__(self, f, s): ('John', 'Smith'),
self.f = f ... Person('Mary', 'Doe'),
self.s = s ... Person('Lucy', 'Pearl'),]
def __str__(self): >>> for p in sorted(people):
return '%s %s' % (self.f, self. ... print p
s) ...
def __eq__(self, other): Mary Doe
return self.s == other.s Lucy Pearl
def __lt__(self, other): John Smith
return self.s < other.s >>>

18. sorted() with Callbacks
class Person(object): >>> for p in sorted(people,
def __init__(self, f, s): key=first_name):
self.f = f ... print p
self.s = s ...
def __str__(self): John Smith
return '%s %s' % (self.f, self. Lucy Pearl
s) Mary Doe
>>> for p in sorted(people,
first_name = lambda p: p.f key=surname_name):
surname = lambda p: p.s ... print p
...
Mary Doe
Lucy Pearl
John Smith
>>>

19. operator module
from operator import attrgetter
● attrgetter
● itemgetter class Person(object):
● add def __init__(self, f, s):
● mul self.f = f
self.s = s
● pow def __str__(self):
return '%s %s' % (self.f, self.
s)
first_name = attrgetter('f')
surname = attrgetter('s')

20. Operations on collections of objects
>>> def square(x):
● sum ... return x ** 2
● filter ...
● map >>> l = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
● reduce >>> sum(map(square, l))
55
>>> def square(x):
... return x ** 2
...
>>> def odd(x):
... return x % 2
...
>>> l = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> sum(map(square, filter(odd, l)))
35

21. itertools module
● cycle()
● repeat()
● chain()
● tee()
● product()
● and many more...

22. Decorators
def cache(fn, c=None): def cache(fn, c=None):
if c is None: c = {} if c is None: c = {}
def cached(*args): def cached(*args):
if args in c: if args in c:
return c[args] return c[args]
result = fn(*args) result = fn(*args)
c[args] = result c[args] = result
return result return result
return cached return cached
def adder(x, y): @cache
return x + y def adder(x, y):
return x + y
adder = cache(adder)
Do not write code like this, use: functools.lru_cache

23. Partial function evaluation
>>> from functools import partial
>>>
>>> def power(base, exp=1):
... return base ** exp
...
>>> square = partial(power, exp=2)
>>> cube = partial(power, exp=3)
>>>
>>> l = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
>>> sum(map(square, l))
55
>>> print sum(map(cube, l))
225

24. Roadmap
Thesis Antithesis
Object Orientation is a proven Functional Programming is a
way of creating models in long standing approach to
software that represent the defining processes in terms of
problem domain in a useful others at different levels of
manner. There are many abstraction. Higher order
patterns that show how to functions make the idiomatic
achieve the modularity goal in ways to perform certain tasks
different contexts. fall out naturally.
Synthesis
Python good support for both styles of programming and for
good reason. Depending on the situation one or the other
maybe more appropriate. Moreover in Python these tools do
not only exist but they complement each other.

25. Best of Both Worlds

26. Unbound methods
>>> food = ['Spam', 'ham', ● Functions are descriptors
'Cheese', 'eggs'] ● Override binding behaviour
>>> sorted(food) ● Override differently for A.x
['Cheese', 'Spam', 'eggs', 'ham'] and a.x
>>> sorted(food, key=str.lower) ● Unbound methods know
['Cheese', 'eggs', 'ham', 'Spam'] their class but not their
>>> instance
● Ideal for use in a functional
style
>>> sorted(food, key='ham'.
lower)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in
<module>
TypeError: lower() takes no

27. Computed fields (property)
class Person(object):
class Person(object): def __init__(self, f, s):
def __init__(self, f, s): self.f = f
self.f = f self._s = s
self.s = s @property
@property def s(self):
def fullname(self): return self._s.upper()
return '%s %s' % (self.f, @s.setter
self.s) def s(self, value):
self._s = value
>>> p = Person('John', 'Smith')
>>> p.fullname >>> p = Person('Jane',
'John Smith' 'Doe')
>>> p.s
'DOE'
property([fget[, fset[, fdel[, doc]]]])

28. property and inheritance
class Person(object): class Person(object):
def __init__(self, t, f, s): def __init__(self, t, f, s):
... ...
def full(self): def full(self):
return '%s %s' % (self.f, return '%s %s' % (self.f,
self.s) self.s)
fullname = property(full) def _full(self):
return self.full()
class Customer(Person): fullname = property(_full)
def full(self):
return '%s. %s %s' class Customer(Person):
% (self.t, self.f, def full(self):
self.s) return '%s. %s %s'
% (self.t, self.f,
>>> c = Customer('Mr', self.s)
'John', 'Smith')
>>> c.fullname >>> c.fullname

29. Dependency Inversion
class Employee(object): def employee_fact(f, s):
def __init__(self, f, s): return Employee(f, s)
self.f = f
self.s = s def register(emps, fact):
def register(self): for f, s in emps:
pass # Register me emp = fact(f, s)
emp.register()
def register(emps):
for f, s in emps: >>> emps = [('John',
emp = Employee(f, s) 'Smith'), ('Mary', 'Doe')]
emp.register() >>>register(emps,
employee_fact)
>>> emps = [('John',
'Smith'), ('Mary', 'Doe')]
>>>register(emps)

30. Python classes are factories
class Employee(object): ● Python classes are callables
def __init__(self, f, s): ● Indistinguishable from other
self.f = f callables to the caller
self.s = s ● Allow us to postpone the
def register(self): creation of a factory until it
pass # Register me actually needed
def register(emps, fact):
for f, s in emps:
emp = fact(f, s)
emp.register()
>>> emps = [('John', 'Smith'),
('Mary', 'Doe')]
>>>register(emps,
Employee)

31. Many types of callables
class Callable(object):
● Functions def __init__(self, m):
● Unbound methods self.message = m
def __call__(self):
● Bound methods print self.message
● Classes class NotCallable(object):
● Any object that has a def call(self):
__call__ method is a print "You Rang?"
callable
● Testable using the >>> c = Callable('You Rang')
>>> c()
callable built-in function
You Rang
>>> n = NotCallable()
>>> callable(str) >>> n()
True Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> callable('Spam') File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
False TypeError: 'NotCallable' object is not
>>> callable

32. Roadmap
Thesis Antithesis
Object Orientation is a proven Functional Programming is a
way of creating models in long standing approach to
software that represent the defining processes in terms of
problem domain in a useful others at different levels of
manner. There are many abstraction. Higher order
patterns that show how to functions make the idiomatic
achieve the modularity goal in ways to perform certain tasks
different contexts. fall out naturally.
Synthesis
Python good support for both styles of programming and for
good reason. Depending on the situation one or the other
maybe more appropriate. Moreover in Python these tools do not
only exist but they complement each other nicely.

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