Python: useful built-in Functions

Commonly used built-in Python Functions

Calling Syntax	Description
`abs(x)`	Return the absolute value of a number.
`chr(integer)`	Return a one-character string with the given Unicode code point.
`divmod(x, y)`	Return `(x // y, x % y)` as tuple, if `x` and `y` are integers.
`len(iterable)`	Return the number of elements in the given iteration.
`max(iterable)`	Return the largest element of the given iteration.
`min(iterable)`	Return the smallest element of the given iteration.
`ord(chr)`	Return the Unicode code point of the given character.
`range(stop)`	Construct an iteration of values `0, 1, ..., stop - 1`.
`range(start, stop)`	Contruct an iteration of values `start, start + 1, ..., stop - 1`.
`range(start, stop, step)`	Construct an iteration of values `start, start + step, ...`
`reversed(sequence)`	Return an iteration of the sequence in reverse.
`sorted(iterable)`	Return a list containing elements of the iterable in sorted order.
`sum(iterable)`	Return the sum of the elements in the eterable (must be numeric).