Definition
The len() function returns the number of items in an object.
When the object is a string, the len() function returns the number of characters in the string.
Syntax
len(object)
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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object | Required. An object. Must be a sequence or a collection |
Examples
fruits = ["apple", "orange", "mango"]
xfruits = len(fruits)
print(xfruits)
myString = "Amsterdam"
xString = len(myString)
print(xString)