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What are the most commonly used built-in functions in Python?

The commonly used built-in functions in Python are:

  • print()
  • len()
  • min()
  • max()
  • type()
  • isinstance()

The details of these functions are given below:

FunctionDescription
print()It is used to display anything on the console.
len()It is used to find the length of a string, list, tuple, dictionary, etc.
min()It is used to find the minimum value out of multiple values.
max()It is used to find the maximum value out of multiple values.
type()It tells about the data type of a variable.
isinstance()It confirms if a variable is of xyz type. For example, if 5 is int? This function returns True if yes.

Let's try out each function for a better understanding.