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Lists - Built-In Functions and Methods

The document discusses built-in list, tuple, and dictionary functions and methods in Python. It provides tables listing functions and methods, along with brief descriptions. For lists, functions include cmp(), len(), max(), min(), and list(). Methods include append(), count(), extend(), index(), insert(), pop(), remove(), reverse(), and sort(). Similar functions and methods are provided for tuples and dictionaries.

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Lists - Built-In Functions and Methods

The document discusses built-in list, tuple, and dictionary functions and methods in Python. It provides tables listing functions and methods, along with brief descriptions. For lists, functions include cmp(), len(), max(), min(), and list(). Methods include append(), count(), extend(), index(), insert(), pop(), remove(), reverse(), and sort(). Similar functions and methods are provided for tuples and dictionaries.

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Built-in List Functions & Methods:

Python includes the following list functions −

SN Function with Description

1
cmp(list1, list2)

Compares elements of both lists.

2 len(list)

Gives the total length of the list.

3
max(list)

Returns item from the list with max value.

4 min(list)

Returns item from the list with min value.

5
list(seq)

Converts a tuple into list.

Python includes following list methods

SN Methods with Description

1
list.append(obj)

Appends object obj to list

2 list.count(obj)
Returns count of how many times obj occurs in list

3
list.extend(seq)

Appends the contents of seq to list

4 list.index(obj)

Returns the lowest index in list that obj appears

5
list.insert(index, obj)

Inserts object obj into list at offset index

6 list.pop(obj=list[-1])

Removes and returns last object or obj from list

7
list.remove(obj)

Removes object obj from list

8 list.reverse()

Reverses objects of list in place

9
list.sort([func])

Sorts objects of list, use compare func if given


Built-in Tuple Functions
Python includes the following tuple functions −

SN Function with Description

1
cmp(tuple1, tuple2)

Compares elements of both tuples.

2 len(tuple)

Gives the total length of the tuple.

3
max(tuple)

Returns item from the tuple with max value.

4 min(tuple)

Returns item from the tuple with min value.

5
tuple(seq)

Converts a list into tuple.


Built-in Dictionary Functions & Methods −
Python includes the following dictionary functions −

SN Function with Description

1
cmp(dict1, dict2)

Compares elements of both dict.

2 len(dict)

Gives the total length of the dictionary. This would be equal to the number of items in the
dictionary.

3
str(dict)

Produces a printable string representation of a dictionary

4 type(variable)

Returns the type of the passed variable. If passed variable is dictionary, then it would return
a dictionary type.

Python includes following dictionary methods −

SN Methods with Description

1 dict.clear()

Removes all elements of dictionary dict

2
dict.copy()

Returns a shallow copy of dictionary dict


3
dict.fromkeys()

Create a new dictionary with keys from seq and values set to value.

4 dict.get(key, default=None)

For key key, returns value or default if key not in dictionary

5
dict.has_key(key)

Returns true if key in dictionary dict, false otherwise

6 dict.items()

Returns a list of dict's (key, value) tuple pairs

7
dict.keys()

Returns list of dictionary dict's keys

8 dict.setdefault(key, default=None)

Similar to get(), but will set dict[key]=default if key is not already in dict

9
dict.update(dict2)

Adds dictionary dict2's key-values pairs to dict

10 dict.values()

Returns list of dictionary dict's values

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