The Python interpreter comes with some built-in functions that provide useful functionality. Some of the commonly used built-in functions include print(), input(), len(), etc.
These functions are a part of the Python language and do not need to be imported or installed.
As of Python 3.11.3 , the total built-in functions sums up to 68. These functions are as shown in the table below:
you can click on a function above to see its syntax, usage and other features.
Where are the functions defined?
The built-in functions in Python are implemented in Python and partly in C. C is a lower-level language than Python, this allows Python to benefit from the speed and efficiency of C for performance-critical operations.
The builtins module in the standard library provides an interface to access the built-in functions. When you use a built-in function in your Python code, you are actually calling the corresponding function object from the builtins module.
import builtins
builtins.print('Hello, World')
builtins.print(builtins.sorted([9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1]))You can use the builtin help() function to see more an each function such as usage and arguments.
Syntax:
help(function_name)For example:
help('print')
//Help on built-in function print in module builtins:
//
//print(*args, sep=' ', end='\n', file=None, flush=False)
// Prints the values to a stream, or to sys.stdout by default.
//
// sep
// string inserted between values, default a space.
// end
// string appended after the last value, default a newline.
// file
// a file-like object (stream); defaults to the current sys.stdout.
// flush
// whether to forcibly flush the stream.
