Python Distilled

10. Built-in Functions and Standard Library

This chapter is a compact reference to Python built-in functions. These functions are always available without any import statement. The chapter concludes with a brief overview of some useful standard library modules.

10.1 Built-in Functions

abs(x)

Returns the absolute value of x.

all(s)

Returns True if all of the values in the iterable s evaluate as True. Returns True if s is empty.

any(s)

Returns True if any of the values in the iterable s evaluate as True. Returns False if s is empty.

ascii(x)

Creates a printable representation of the object x just like the repr(), but only uses ASCII characters in the result. Non-ASCII characters are turned into appropriate escape sequences. This can be used to ...