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In this tutorial, we will learn about the Python any() function with the help of examples.
The any()
function returns True
if any element of an iterable is True
. If not, it returns False
.
Example
boolean_list = ['True', 'False', 'True'] # check if any element is true result = any(boolean_list) print(result) # Output: True
1. any() Syntax
The syntax of any()
is:
any(iterable)
2. any() Parameters
The any()
function takes an iterable (list, string, dictionary etc.) in Python.
3. any() Return Value
The any()
function returns a boolean value:
True
if at least one element of an iterable is trueFalse
if all elements are false or if an iterable is empty
Condition | Return Value |
---|---|
All values are true | True |
All values are false | False |
One value is true (others are false) | True |
One value is false (others are true) | True |
Empty Iterable | False |
4. Example 1: Using any() on Python Lists
# True since 1,3 and 4 (at least one) is true l = [1, 3, 4, 0] print(any(l)) # False since both are False l = [0, False] print(any(l)) # True since 5 is true l = [0, False, 5] print(any(l)) # False since iterable is empty l = [] print(any(l))
Output
True False True False
The any()
method works in a similar way for tuples and sets like lists.
5. Example 2: Using any() on Python Strings
# At east one (in fact all) elements are True s = "This is good" print(any(s)) # 0 is False # '0' is True since its a string character s = '000' print(any(s)) # False since empty iterable s = '' print(any(s))
Output
True True False
6. Example 3: Using any() with Python Dictionaries
In the case of dictionaries, if all keys (not values) are false or the dictionary is empty, any()
returns False
. If at least one key is true, any()
returns True
.
# 0 is False d = {0: 'False'} print(any(d)) # 1 is True d = {0: 'False', 1: 'True'} print(any(d)) # 0 and False are false d = {0: 'False', False: 0} print(any(d)) # iterable is empty d = {} print(any(d)) # 0 is False # '0' is True d = {'0': 'False'} print(any(d))
Output
False True False False True
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