built-in functions
Python has 68 built-in functions. They can be called without importing any module.
string methods
String methods can be called upon strings, one example is the capitalize method that capitalizes the first character of a string.
data types in Python
The most used data types in Python are lists and tuples. To find more helpful information about how to use them, view the collection of Python how-tos.
| data type |
description |
category |
| str |
string |
text |
| int |
integer |
numeric |
| float |
float value |
numeric |
| complex |
complex number |
numeric |
| list |
list |
sequence |
| tuple |
tuple |
sequence |
| range |
range |
sequence |
| dict |
dictionary |
mapping |
| set |
set |
set |
| frozenset |
frozenset |
set |
| bool |
boolean |
boolean type |
| bytes |
bytes |
binary |
| bytearray |
bytearray |
binary |
| memoryview |
memoryview |
binary |
exceptions
There are several
built-in exceptions in Python.
clean code
To write cleaner code, Python has several style and design guidelines. One of the most know is PEP 20, also known as the
Zen of Python.