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Map Filter Reduce

The document explains the Python functional tools: map(), filter(), and reduce(). Each function is described with its purpose, syntax, and examples, showcasing how to apply a function to an iterable, filter items based on a condition, and reduce items to a single value, respectively. A comparison table summarizes their purposes and typical use cases.

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Map Filter Reduce

The document explains the Python functional tools: map(), filter(), and reduce(). Each function is described with its purpose, syntax, and examples, showcasing how to apply a function to an iterable, filter items based on a condition, and reduce items to a single value, respectively. A comparison table summarizes their purposes and typical use cases.

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Python Functional Tools: map(), filter(), reduce()

🧠 What Are map(), filter(), and reduce()?


These are higher-order functions that take another function as an argument and apply it to
a sequence (like a list). They are very useful for functional programming in Python.

🔹 1. map() Function
Purpose: Applies a function to each item in an iterable and returns a map object (which
can be converted to a list, tuple, etc.).

Syntax:

map(function, iterable)

Example:

def square(x):

return x * x

numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4]

squared = list(map(square, numbers))

print(squared)

Output:

[1, 4, 9, 16]

Using lambda with map():

numbers = [1, 2, 3]

result = list(map(lambda x: x + 10, numbers))

print(result)
Output:

[11, 12, 13]

🔹 2. filter() Function
Purpose: Filters items from an iterable where the function returns True.

Syntax:

filter(function, iterable)

Example:

def is_even(x):

return x % 2 == 0

numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

evens = list(filter(is_even, numbers))

print(evens)

Output:

[2, 4]

Using lambda with filter():

numbers = [10, 15, 20, 25]

result = list(filter(lambda x: x > 15, numbers))

print(result)

Output:
[20, 25]

🔹 3. reduce() Function
Purpose: Applies a function cumulatively to the items of an iterable (i.e., reduces it to a
single value).

Must be imported from functools.

Syntax:

from functools import reduce

reduce(function, iterable)

Example:

from functools import reduce

def multiply(x, y):

return x * y

numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4]

result = reduce(multiply, numbers)

print(result)

Output:

24

Using lambda with reduce():

from functools import reduce


numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4]

result = reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, numbers)

print(result)

Output:

10

📊 Comparison Table
Function Purpose Returns Typical Use Case

map() Applies a function to map object Transform items in


all items a list

filter() Filters items based filter object Select items meeting


on condition a condition

reduce() Reduces items to a single value Aggregate


single value computation (sum,
product, etc.)

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