networkx.algorithms.clique.graph_number_of_cliques¶
-
graph_number_of_cliques
(G, cliques=None)[source]¶ 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
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.