Python len() function

Python len() function

The len() function in Python  returns the number of items in an object.

Syntax

len(s)

Parameter

s: This parameter represents a sequence (such as a string, bytes, tuple, list, or range) or a collection (such as a dictionary, set, or frozen set).

Return

This function returns the length (the number of items) of an object.

Example 1

# Python Program explaining
# the len() function
inp_list = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday"]
len_val = len(inp_list)
print("Total length: ",len_val)

Output

Total length:  3

Example 2

# Python Program explaining
# the len() function
int_str = "example"
print(len(int_str))
int_str = "tutorials and example"
print(len(int_str))

Output

7
21