Full name
any
Library
Built-in
Syntax
any(iterable)
Description
The any function returns the boolean True if any of the elements of the iterable that is passed as an argument is True, and returns the boolean False otherwise (or if the iterable is empty).
This function is equivalent to:
def any(iterable):
for element in iterable:
if element:
return True
return False
Parameters
- iterable: iterable to analyze.
Examples
If, for example, the iterable is a list, the function will return True only when any of the elements in the list is True:
If it is an empty list, the function returns False:
