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confused about the different built-in functions in Python

Date	2014-05-25 15:55 -0800
From	Deb Wyatt <codemonkey@inbox.com>
Subject	confused about the different built-in functions in Python
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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I am confused about how various built-in functions are called. &nbsp;Some are called with dot notation<div><br></div><div>each_item.isalpha()</div><div><br></div><div>and some are called like 'normal'</div><div><br></div><div>sum(numlist)</div><div><br></div><div>How do you know/remember which way to call them?</div><div><br></div><div>TIA,</div><div>Deb in WA, USA</div><hr size="1px" noshade style="clear:both;margin-top:10px;height:1px;">
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