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The document lists commonly used Python functions categorized into ten groups: Basic Built-in Functions, Data Type Conversion Functions, String Functions, List and Tuple Functions, Dictionary Functions, Set Functions, Math Functions, File Handling Functions, Functional Programming Functions, and Exception Handling Functions. Each category includes specific functions along with their brief descriptions. The document serves as a quick reference for Python programming functionalities.

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The document lists commonly used Python functions categorized into ten groups: Basic Built-in Functions, Data Type Conversion Functions, String Functions, List and Tuple Functions, Dictionary Functions, Set Functions, Math Functions, File Handling Functions, Functional Programming Functions, and Exception Handling Functions. Each category includes specific functions along with their brief descriptions. The document serves as a quick reference for Python programming functionalities.

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Here are some of the most commonly used Python functions across different categories:

1. Basic Built-in Functions

These are used frequently for general-purpose programming.

 print() – Displays output.

 len() – Returns the length of an object.

 type() – Returns the type of an object.

 id() – Returns the unique identifier of an object.

 isinstance() – Checks if an object is an instance of a specific class.

 input() – Takes user input as a string.

 round() – Rounds a number to the given precision.

 abs() – Returns the absolute value of a number.

2. Data Type Conversion Functions

These functions are used for type conversion.

 int() – Converts to an integer.

 float() – Converts to a float.

 str() – Converts to a string.

 list() – Converts to a list.

 tuple() – Converts to a tuple.

 dict() – Converts to a dictionary.

 set() – Converts to a set.

3. String Functions

These are commonly used for string manipulation.

 upper() – Converts a string to uppercase.

 lower() – Converts a string to lowercase.

 strip() – Removes leading and trailing spaces.

 replace(old, new) – Replaces occurrences of a substring.

 split(delimiter) – Splits a string into a list.

 join(iterable) – Joins elements of an iterable into a string.

4. List and Tuple Functions

These help in handling sequences.

 append() – Adds an item to the end of a list.

 extend() – Extends a list by appending elements from another list.

 insert(index, value) – Inserts a value at a specific index.


 remove(value) – Removes the first occurrence of a value.

 pop(index) – Removes and returns an element at the given index.

 sort() – Sorts a list in ascending order.

 reverse() – Reverses a list.

 count(value) – Returns the count of a specific value in a list.

 index(value) – Returns the index of the first occurrence of a value.

5. Dictionary Functions

Useful for handling key-value pairs.

 keys() – Returns all keys in a dictionary.

 values() – Returns all values in a dictionary.

 items() – Returns key-value pairs as tuples.

 get(key, default) – Returns the value of a key, or a default value if the key is missing.

 update() – Updates the dictionary with another dictionary or key-value pairs.

 pop(key) – Removes a key-value pair and returns the value.

6. Set Functions

Useful for handling unique elements.

 add(value) – Adds a value to a set.

 remove(value) – Removes a value from a set.

 discard(value) – Removes a value if it exists (does not raise an error).

 union(set2) – Returns the union of two sets.

 intersection(set2) – Returns the intersection of two sets.

 difference(set2) – Returns the difference between two sets.

7. Math Functions

These are useful for numerical operations.

 max(iterable) – Returns the maximum value.

 min(iterable) – Returns the minimum value.

 sum(iterable) – Returns the sum of all elements.

 pow(base, exp) – Returns base raised to the exponent.

 math.sqrt(x) – Returns the square root of x.

 math.floor(x) – Rounds down to the nearest integer.

 math.ceil(x) – Rounds up to the nearest integer.

8. File Handling Functions

Used for working with files.


 open(filename, mode) – Opens a file.

 read() – Reads the content of a file.

 write(content) – Writes content to a file.

 readlines() – Reads all lines of a file into a list.

 writelines(lines) – Writes a list of lines to a file.

 close() – Closes the file.

9. Functional Programming Functions

Useful for higher-order functions.

 map(function, iterable) – Applies a function to each item in an iterable.

 filter(function, iterable) – Filters items in an iterable based on a condition.

 reduce(function, iterable) – Reduces an iterable to a single value (requires functools).

 lambda – Creates anonymous functions.

10. Exception Handling Functions

Used for handling errors.

 try-except – Handles exceptions.

 raise – Raises an exception manually.

 assert – Used for debugging.

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