any()
The any()
built-in function takes in an iterable object such as a list or tuple and returns True
if any of the elements in the iterable are true. If none of the elements present in the iterable are true, any()
will return False
.
Syntax
any(iterable)
The iterable
is any sequence or collection that can be traversed, such as a dictionary or list.
The inside of the pseudocode can be broken down in the following way:
def any(iterable):
for element in iterable:
if element:
return True
return False
Inside the loop, at the first instance of an element
existing in the iterable
, execution will stop and True
will be returned. If the end of the loop is reached and the element is not found, False
is returned instead.
Example
In the following example, the any() function is used to return a boolean after checking a list and a dictionary:
print(any([True, 0, False]))print(any({0 : "Off"}))
The following output will be printed to the shell:
TrueFalse
Codebyte Example
In the example below, a team of Pokemon are created in preparation for a battle. They are selected based on various properties such as "level"
and "type(s)"
. The any()
function is ultimately used to pick out the Pokemon that meet that criteria:
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