Why is Python not functional?

Python doesn’t have built in support for efficient manipulation of immutable structures as far as I know. That’s one large knock against it, as immutability can be considered a strong aspect of FP. It also doesn’t support tail-call optimization, which can be a problem when dealing with recursive solutions.

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Why is python not OOP?

However, Python isn’t an OOP language through-and-through since it does not allow strong encapsulation . This is because its creator Guido van Rossum aimed to keep things simple and that meant not hiding data in the strictest sense of the term.25 Tem 2019

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