Is Python a functional programming language?

[Stefan Behnel]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro, 11.05.2010 13:13:
> Stefan Behnel wrote:
>
>> But the beauty is that Python is multi-paradigm ...
>
> The trouble with “multi-paradigm” is that it offends the zealots on all
> sides. It’s like saying that, to effect a compromise among multiple
> conflicting monotheistic religions, we should create a polytheistic amalgam
> of them.

The Romans were pretty successful in doing so, for several hundred years. 
Let's see if Python will conquer and rule for that long.

Stefan