Python Built-in Functions: Complete Guide

1 year ago
William Carter
1 minute

There are many built-in functions in Python, some commonly used ones include:

  1. print(): display output
  2. len() function: returns the length of an object
  3. type(): returns the type of the object
  4. Conversion functions for different data types: int(), float(), str(), list(), dict(), tuple(), set().
  5. input(): receive user input
  6. range(): generates a sequence of numbers within a specified range.
  7. abs() returns the absolute value
  8. max() and min(): return the maximum and minimum values.
  9. sum(): calculate the total
  10. sorted(): sorts iterable objects.
  11. reversed(): reverse an iterable object
  12. zip(): merge multiple iterable objects into tuples.
  13. map(), filter(), and reduce(): Higher-order functions in functional programming.
  14. any() and all(): determine whether there is any True or all are True in the iterable object.
  15. isinstance(): checks if an object belongs to a certain class
  16. Open the file using open().
  17. range(): generate a sequence of numbers within a specified range
  18. format(): format a string

These are just a few built-in functions, Python has many more powerful built-in functions that can help us complete various tasks.

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