api: YAML JSON TOON Database
version: 1.0.0
format: toon
dataset:
  id: 2469
  slug: python-builtins
  title: Python Built-in Functions
  description: "Common Python built-in functions: map, filter, zip, enumerate, sorted, isinstance with descriptions, categories, and usage examples."
  summary: "Python built-in functions grouped by purpose, from map and filter to zip, enumerate, sorted and isinstance, with the common everyday builtins added: len, range, sum, min, max, any, all, abs, round, reversed, type, getattr, hasattr, iter, next and others."
  use_when[2]: You need the right built-in for a task and a one-line description.,You are teaching Python's core vocabulary.
  caveats[2]: Listed here are Python 3 built-ins; Python 2 differs (for example print and xrange).,The official documentation lists all built-ins; this dataset covers the most used.
  related[4]: language-comparison-2026,javascript-es6-features,sorting-algorithms,file-operations
  entry_count: 24
  fields[3]{section,field,type,example}:
    functions,name,string,map
    functions,description,string,Apply function to every item of iterable
    functions,category,string,Functional
  category: Programming Languages
  category_slug: programming-languages
  tags: "python,reference,builtins"
  view_count: 49
  created_at: 1777673262
  updated_at: 1777673262
data:
  functions[24]{name,description,category}:
    map,Apply function to every item of iterable,Functional
    filter,Construct iterator from elements matching predicate,Functional
    zip,Aggregate elements from multiple iterables,Itertools
    enumerate,Return enumerated object yielding pairs,Itertools
    sorted,Return new sorted list from iterable,Sorting
    isinstance,Check if object is instance of class,Type Checking
    len,Return the number of items in a container,Sequences
    range,"Immutable sequence of integers, commonly used in for loops",Iteration
    print,Write objects to the standard output or a file,I/O
    input,Read a line of text from standard input,I/O
    open,Open a file and return a file object,I/O
    sum,Add the items of an iterable and return the total,Numeric
    min,Return the smallest item of an iterable or among arguments,Numeric
    max,Return the largest item of an iterable or among arguments,Numeric
    abs,Return the absolute value of a number,Numeric
    round,Round a number to a given number of digits,Numeric
    any,True if any element of the iterable is truthy,Functional
    all,True if all elements of the iterable are truthy,Functional
    reversed,Return a reverse iterator over a sequence,Iteration
    type,Return the type of an object or create a new class,Type Checking
    getattr,Get the value of a named attribute of an object,Introspection
    hasattr,True if the object has the given attribute,Introspection
    iter,Return an iterator for an object,Iteration
    next,Retrieve the next item from an iterator,Iteration