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networkx.algorithms.clique.graph_number_of_cliques

graph_number_of_cliques(G, cliques=None)

Returns the number of maximal cliques in the graph.

Parameters:

• G (NetworkX graph) – An undirected graph.
• cliques (list) – A list of cliques, each of which is itself a list of nodes. If not specified, the list of all cliques will be computed, as by find_cliques().

Returns:

The number of maximal cliques in G.

Return type:

int

Notes

You should provide cliques if you have already computed the list of maximal cliques, in order to avoid an exponential time search for maximal cliques.