diff --git a/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-02-26-add-get-min-max-parameters-to-function-class.md b/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-02-26-add-get-min-max-parameters-to-function-class.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f35b0981bafc
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+++ b/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-02-26-add-get-min-max-parameters-to-function-class.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+
+- Added the methods `getMinArguments` and `getMaxArguments` to the `Function` class. These return the minimum and maximum positional arguments that the given function accepts.
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Function.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Function.qll
index c3d5f7c801ea..589d7f471611 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Function.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Function.qll
@@ -163,6 +163,24 @@ class Function extends Function_, Scope, AstNode {
       ret.getValue() = result.getNode()
     )
   }
+
+  /** Gets the minimum number of positional arguments that can be correctly passed to this function. */
+  int getMinPositionalArguments() {
+    result = count(this.getAnArg()) - count(this.getDefinition().getArgs().getADefault())
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the maximum number of positional arguments that can be correctly passed to this function.
+   *
+   * If the function has a `*vararg` parameter, there is no upper limit on the number of positional
+   * arguments that can be passed to the function. In this case, this method returns a very large
+   * number (currently `INT_MAX`, 2147483647, but this may change in the future).
+   */
+  int getMaxPositionalArguments() {
+    if exists(this.getVararg())
+    then result = 2147483647 // INT_MAX
+    else result = count(this.getAnArg())
+  }
 }
 
 /** A def statement. Note that FunctionDef extends Assign as a function definition binds the newly created function */
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll
index dc1363b2ebe2..4a36ec6d847f 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll
@@ -738,21 +738,9 @@ class PythonFunctionValue extends FunctionValue {
     else result = "function " + this.getQualifiedName()
   }
 
-  override int minParameters() {
-    exists(Function f |
-      f = this.getScope() and
-      result = count(f.getAnArg()) - count(f.getDefinition().getArgs().getADefault())
-    )
-  }
+  override int minParameters() { result = this.getScope().getMinPositionalArguments() }
 
-  override int maxParameters() {
-    exists(Function f |
-      f = this.getScope() and
-      if exists(f.getVararg())
-      then result = 2147483647 // INT_MAX
-      else result = count(f.getAnArg())
-    )
-  }
+  override int maxParameters() { result = this.getScope().getMaxPositionalArguments() }
 
   /** Gets a control flow node corresponding to a return statement in this function */
   ControlFlowNode getAReturnedNode() { result = this.getScope().getAReturnValueFlowNode() }