References¶

Python Standard library¶

itertools: The Python standard library for iterator tools.
functools: The Python standard library for function tools.
operator: Python operator as functions.

Other Python projects¶

These projects also provide functional utilities within Python. Their functionality sometimes overlaps with Sidekick, and they often can be used together very naturally.

Toolz: Excellent library centered around iterators.
Funcy: Library somewhat inspired in Underscore.js.
Fn.py: Interesting library with some Haskelisms.
More itertools: Extend itertools with many more functions.

Other influential libraries and programming languages¶

Clojure: A functional language whose standard library has several counterparts in sidekick.
Elixir: A functional language inspired both in Ruby and in Erlang
Underscore.js: A very popular FP library for JavaScript

Other resources¶

Awesome functional programming: List of links and other resources related to FP in Python.
Functional Programming HOWTO: The description of functional programming features from the official Python docs.