Built-in functions Flashcards
abs()
returns absolute value of a number
any()
Checks if any Element of an Iterable is True
all()
Return true when all elements in iterable is true
ascii()
Returns string containing printable representation
bin()
converts integer to binary string
bool()
converts a value to Boolean
bytearray()
return array of given byte size
callable()
checks if the object is callable
bytes()
return immutable bytes object
chr()
returns a character(a string) from an integer
compile()
return a python code object
classmethod()
returns class method for given function
complex()
creates a complex number
delattr()
deletes attribute from the object
dict()
creates a dictionary
dir()
tries to return attributes of object
divmod()
returns a tuple of quotient and remainder
enumerate()
return an enumerate object
staticmethod()
creates static method from a function
filter()
constructs iterator from elements which are true
eval()
runs python code within program
float()
returns floating point number from number, string
format()
returns formatted representation of a value
frozenset()
returns immutable frozenset object
getattr()
returns value of named attribute of an object
globals()
returns dictionary of current global symbol table
exec()
executes dynamically created program
hasattr()
returns whether object has named attribute
help()
invokes the built in help system
hex()
converts integer to hexadecimal
hash()
returns hash value of an object
input()
reads and returns a line of string
id()
returns identify? of an object
isinstance()
checks if a object is an instance of class
int()
returns integer from number or string
issubclass()
checks if object is subclass of a class
iter()
returns iterator for an object
list() Function
creates list in Python
locals()
returns dictionary of current local symbol table
len()
returns length of an object
max()
returns largest element
min()
returns smallest element
map()
applies function and returns a list
next()
retrueves next element from iterator
memoryview()
returns memory view of an argument
object()
creates a featureless object
oct()
converts integer to octal
ord()
returns unicode point for unicode character
open()
returns a file object
pow()
returns x to the power of y
print()
prints the given object
property()
returns a property attribute
range()
return sequence of integers between start and stop
repr()
returns printable representation of an object
reversed()
returns reversed iterator of a sequence
round()
rounds a floating point number to ndigits
set()
returns a python set
setattr()
sets value of an attribute of object
slice()
creates a slice object specified by range()
sorted()
returns sorted list from a given iterable
str()
returns informal representation of an object
sum()
adds items of an iterable
tuple() Function
creates a tuple
type()
returns type of an object
vars()
returns __dict__ attribute of a class
zip()
returns an iterator of Tuples
__import__()
advanced function called by import
super()
allow you to refer parent class by super
