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What is procedural

programming?
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Eleanor Thomas
Senior Data Analytics Engineer
What is procedural programming?
Procedural programming: an imperative programming paradigm in which programs are
built using procedures

Procedure (subroutine): a series of steps that can be referenced and rerun multiple times

NOTE: Procedural programming is a type of imperative programming; not all imperative


programming is procedural

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Procedures in procedural programming
Procedures: how procedural programming
achieves separation of responsibilities

Procedures aid with modularity


Allow for a section of code to be rerun in
multiple places efficiently

Help with organization and readability

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Example of procedures
In Python, procedures are implemented as functions

ducks = ['Huey', 'Dewey', 'Louie']


sorted_ducks = sort_ducks(ducks)

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Example of a procedural program
def print_initial(name):
initial = name[0]
print(initial)

print_initial("Marwa")
print_initial("Celia")
print_initial("Raqael")

Output:

"M"
"C"
"R"

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Let's practice!
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When is procedural
programming used?
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Eleanor Thomas
Senior Data Analytics Engineer
Typical applications for procedural programming
Commonly used in general-purpose programming languages
Makes sense when problems naturally break down into steps

Great for automating data preparation processes

Used in building websites

Any kind of coding task where the problem can be defined step-by-step and broken up into
subtasks

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Procedural programming example
price_in_cents = 500
price_in_dollars = price_in_cents / 100

discount = 0.20
final_price = price_in_dollars * (1 - discount)
print("The final price is: $", final_price)

Start with the price in cents

Convert to dollars

Apply a discount

Print the result

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Pros and cons of procedural programming
PROS CONS

Benefits modularity, reducing overall Can be less secure than other paradigms
amount of code and saving time due to how data is moved around

More straightforward than other Code is rarely reusable between projects


paradigms, accessible, commonly used
Focus is on the operations to be done with
with a lot of educational resources
the data rather than the integrity of the
available
data
Highly flexible and appropriate for many
use cases

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Procedural programming vs. imperative programming
Procedural programming is imperative
programming, but not all imperative
programming is procedural

All imperative programming makes use of


step-by-step instructions on how to execute

Procedural programming specifically


makes use of procedures (or subroutines) to
organize code and dictate the flow of the
program

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Let's practice!
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Control flow in
procedural
programming
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Eleanor Thomas
Senior Data Analytics Engineer
What is control flow?
Control flow: set of keywords and processes within a programming language that indicate
how the logic of the code should be stepped through

Examples of control flow statements:


if / else statements

for loops and while loops

Function definition using def

PROGRAMMING PARADIGM CONCEPTS


Combining elements of control flow (if statements and
for loops)
if my_height > your_height:
print("I'm taller!")

for height in height_list:


print(height)

Combined:

for height in height_list:


if my_height > height:
print("I am taller than ", height)

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Combining elements of control flow in functions
def compare_heights(my_height, height_list):
for height in height_list:
if my_height > height:
print("I am taller than ", height)
return

my_height = 63
height_list = [62, 67, 70]

compare_heights(my_height, height_list)

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Control flow in procedural programming
Control flow statements make procedural programming possible in Python
Structure program logic in a step-by-step way with reusable chunks of logic

Code this logic in Python with if statements, loops, and Python functions

Control flow creates procedures which implement separation of responsibilities

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Let's practice!
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