diff --git a/Python-Function-LEN.md b/Python-Function-LEN.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3a83a2c14 --- /dev/null +++ b/Python-Function-LEN.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Python len(x) + +`len()` is a built-in function in Python 3. This method returns the length (the number of items) of an object. It takes one argument `x`. + +## Arguments + +It takes one argument, `x`. This argument may be a sequence (such as a string, bytes, tuple, list, or range) or a collection (such as a dictionary, set, or frozen set). + +## Return Value + +This function returns the number of elements in the argument which is passed to the `len()` function. + +## Code Sample + +```python +list1 = [123, 'xyz', 'zara'] # list +print(len(list1)) # prints 3 as there are 3 elements in the list1 + +str1 = 'basketball' # string +print(len(str1)) # prints 10 as the str1 is made of 10 characters + +tuple1 = (2, 3, 4, 5) # tuple +print(len(tuple1)) # prints 4 as there are 4 elements in the tuple1 + +dict1 = {'name': 'John', 'age': 4, 'score': 45} # dictionary +print(len(dict1)) # prints 3 as there are 3 key and value pairs in the dict1 +``` + +:rocket: [Run Code](https://repl.it/CUmt/15) + +[Official Docs](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#len)