Built-in Functions

Question 1

abs(x)

Answer 1

Return the absolute value of a number.

Question 2

aiter(async_iterable)

Answer 2

Return an asynchronous iterator for an asynchronous iterable.

Question 3

all(iterable)

Answer 3

Return true if all elements of the iterable are true or if the iterable is empty.

Question 4

anext(async_iterator[,default])

Answer 4

When awaited, return the next item from the given asynchronous iterator, or default if given and the iterator is exhausted.

Question 5

any(iterable)

Answer 5

Return true if any element of the iterable is true. If the iterable is empty, return False.

Question 6

ascii(object)

Answer 6

As repr(), return a string containing a printable representation of an object, but escape the non-ASCII characters in the string returned by repr() using \x, \u, or \U escapes.

Question 7

bin(x)

Answer 7

Convert an integer number to a binary string prefixed with “0b”.

Question 8

bool([x])

Answer 8

Return a boolean value, i.e. one of True or False. x is converted using the standard truth testing procedure.

Question 9

breakpoint(*args, **kws)

Answer 9

Drops you into the debugger at the call site.

Question 10

bytearray([source[, encoding[, errors]]])

Answer 10

Return a new array of bytes.

Question 11

bytes([source[, encoding[, errors]]])

Answer 11

Return a new “bytes” object which is an immutable sequence of integers in the range 0 <= x < 256.

Question 12

callable(object)

Answer 12

Return True if the object argument appears callable, False if not.

Question 13

chr(i)

Answer 13

Return the string representing a character whose Unicode code point is the integer i.

Question 14

@classmethod

Answer 14

Transform a method into a class method.

Question 15

compile(source, filename, mode, flags=0, dont_inherit_False, optimize=- 1)

Answer 15

Compile the source into a code or AST object.

Question 16

complex([real[, imag]])

Answer 16

Return a complex number with the value real + imag*1j or convert a string or number to a complex number.

Question 17

delattr(object, name)

Answer 17

Deletes the named attribute, provided the object allows it. This is a relative of setattr().

Question 18

dict(**kwarg)
dict(mapping, **kwarg)
dict(iterable, **kwarg)

Answer 18

Create a new dictionary.

Question 19

dir([object])

Answer 19

Without arguments, return the list of names in the current local scope. With an argument, attempt to return a list of valid attributes for that object.

Question 20

divmod(a, b)

Answer 20

Take two (non-complex) numbers as arguments and return a pair of numbers consisting of their quotient and remainder when using integer division.

Question 21

enumerate(iterable, start=0)

Answer 21

Return an enumerate object.

Question 22

eval(expression[, globals[, locals]])

Answer 22

Returns the result of the evaluated expression.

Question 23

exec(object[, globals[, locals]])

Answer 23

This function supports dynamic execution of Python code.

Question 24

filter(function, iterable)

Answer 24

Construct an iterator from those elements of iterable for which function returns True.

Question 25

float([x])

Answer 25

Return a floating point number constructed from a number or string x.

Question 26

format(value[, format_spec})

Answer 26

Convert a value to a "formatted" representation, as controlled by format_spec.

Question 27

frozenset([iterable})

Answer 27

Return a new frozenset object, optionally with elements taken from iterable.

Question 28

getattr(object, name[, default])

Answer 28

Return the value of the named attribute of object.

Question 29

globals()

Answer 29

Return the dictionary implementing the current module namespace.

Question 30

hasattr(object, name)

Answer 30

Returns True if the string is the name of one of the object's attributes, False if not.

Question 31

hash(object)

Answer 31

Return the hash value of the object (if it has one).

Question 32

help([object])

Answer 32

Invoke the built-in help system.

Question 33

help([object])

Answer 33

Invoke the built-in help system.

Question 34

hex(x)

Answer 34

Convert an integer number to a lowercase hexadecimal string prefixed with "0x"

Question 35

id(object)

Answer 35

Return the "identity" of an object.

Question 36

input([prompt])

Answer 36

Gets console input from the user, reads a line from input, converts it to a string, and returns it.

Question 37

int([x]) | int(x, base=10)

Answer 37

Returns an integer object constructed from a number or string x, or return 0 if no arguments are given.

Question 38

isinstance(object, classinfo)

Answer 38

Return True if the object argument is an instance of the classinfo argument, or of a (direct, indirect, or virtual) subclass thereof.

Question 39

issubclass(class, classinfo)

Answer 39

Return True if class is a subclass (direct, indirect, or virtual) of classinfo.

Question 40

iter(object[, sentinel])

Answer 40

Return an iterator object.

Question 41

len(s)

Answer 41

Return the length (the number of items) of an object.

Question 42

locals()

Answer 42

Update and return a dictionary representing the current local symbol table.

Question 43

map(function, iterable, ...)

Answer 43

Return an iterator that applies function to every item of iterable, yielding the results.

Question 44

max(iterable, *[, key, default]) | max(arg1, arg2, *args[,key])

Answer 44

Return the largest item in an iterable or the largest of two or more arguments.

Question 45

memoryview(object)

Answer 45

Return a "memory view" object created from the given argument.

Question 46

min(iterable, *[, key, default]) | min(arg1, arg2, *args[, key])

Answer 46

Return the smallest item in an interable or the smallest of two or more arguments.

Question 47

next(iterator[, default])

Answer 47

Retrieve the next item from the iterator by calling its __next__() method.

Question 48

object

Answer 48

Return a new featureless object.

Question 49

oct(x)

Answer 49

Convert an integer number to an octal string prefixed with "0o".

Question 50

open(file, mode='r', buffering=- 1, encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None, closefd=True, opener=None)

Answer 50

Open file and return a corresponding file object.

Question 51

ord(c)

Answer 51

Given a string representing one Unicode character, return an integer representing the Unicode code point of that character.

Question 52

pow(base, exp[, mod])

Answer 52

Return base to the power exp. | If mod is present, return base to the power exp, modulo mod.

Question 53

print(*objects, sep=' ', end='\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)

Answer 53

Print objects to teh text stream file, separated by sept and followed by end, sept, end, file, and flush, if present

Question 54

property(fget=None, fset=None, fdel=None, doc=None)

Answer 54

Return a property attribute.

Question 55

range(stop) | range(start, stop[, step])

Answer 55

Rather than being a function, range is actually an immutable sequence type.

Question 56

repr(object)

Answer 56

Return a string containing a printable representation of an object.

Question 57

reversed(seq)

Answer 57

Return a reverse iterator.

Question 58

round(number[,ndigits])

Answer 58

Return number rounded to ndigits precision after the decimal point.

Question 59

set([iterable])

Answer 59

Return a new set object, optionally with elements taken from iterable.

Question 60

setattr(object, name, value)

Answer 60

This is the counterpart of getattr() The function assions the value to the attribute.

Question 61

slice(stop) | slice(start, stop[, step])

Answer 61

Return a slice object representing the set of indices specified by range(start, stop, step).

Question 62

sorted(iterable, /, *, key=None, reverse=False)

Answer 62

Return a new sorted list from the items in iterable.

Question 63

@staticmethod

Answer 63

Transform a method into a static method.

Question 64

str(object='') | str(object=b'', encoding='utf-8', errors='strict')

Answer 64

Return a str version of object.

Question 65

sum(iterable, /, start=0)

Answer 65

Sums start and the items of an iterable from left to right and returns the total.

Question 66

super([type[, object-or-type]])

Answer 66

Return a proxy object that delegates method calls to a parent or sibling class of type.

Question 67

tuple([iterable])

Answer 67

Rather than being a function, tuple is actually an immutable sequence type.

Question 68

type(object) | type(name, bases, dict, **kwds)

Answer 68

With one argument, return the type of an object.

Question 69

vars([object])

Answer 69

Return the __dict__ attribute for a module, class, instance, or any other object with a __dict__ attribute.

Question 70

zip(*iterables, strict=False)

Answer 70

Iterate over several iterables in parallel, producing tuples with an item from each one.

Question 71

__import__(name, globals=None, locals=None, fromlist=(), level=0)

Answer 71

This function is invoked by the import statement.