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Introduction In Python, when working with nested lists or iterables, one common challenge is flattening them into a single list while applying transformations. Many programming languages provide a built-in flatMap function, but Python does not have an explicit flat_map method. However, Python’s powerful list comprehensions offer an elegant way to achieve the same functionality. This article examines implementation behavior using Python’s list comprehensions and other methods. What is flat_map ? Functional programming  flatMap is a combination of map and flatten . It transforms the collection's element and flattens the resulting nested structure into a single sequence. For example, given a list of lists, flat_map applies a function to each sublist and returns a single flattened list. Example in a Functional Programming Language: List(List(1, 2), List(3, 4)).flatMap(x => x.map(_ * 2)) // Output: List(2, 4, 6, 8) Implementing flat_map in Python Using List Comprehension Python’...

How to Run First Program in Python

When you are a first-time learner of Python, the below commands you can try on windows Python-interpreter. Python is a powerful and multipurpose language.

At the highest level, Python is an interpreted language. And you don't need declarations for:

  1. Variables
  2. Methods
  3. Parameters
  4. Functions

You don't need a compiler. During the run-time, the Python interpreter validates the code and shows-up errors.

How to Run First Program in Python.

$ python        ## Run the Python interpreter
Python 2.7.9 (default, Dec 30 2014, 03:41:42) [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 
(Red Hat 4.1.2-55)] on linux2Type "help", "copyright", 
"credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> a = 6       ## set a variable in this interpreter session
>>> a           ## entering an expression prints its value
6
>>> a + 2
8
>>> a = 'hi'    ## 'a' can hold a string just as well
>>> a'hi'
>>> len(a)      ## call the len() function on a string
2
>>> a + len(a)  ## try something that doesn't work
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in 
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'int' objects>>> 
a + str(len(a)) 
## probably what you really wanted
'hi2'
>>> foo         ## try something else that doesn't work
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in 
NameError: name 'foo' is not defined
>>> ^D          ## type CTRL-d to exit 
(CTRL-z in Windows/DOS terminal)
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