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Discussion Forum : Functions - General Questions (Q.No. 57)
Functions
57.
What is the purpose of the functools.reduce function?
To apply a function cumulatively to the items of an iterable.
To reduce the size of a function.
To remove duplicates from an iterable.
To concatenate two iterables.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The functools.reduce function in Python is used to apply a function cumulatively to the items of an iterable, reducing the iterable to a single cumulative result.
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