Python any()

The python function any(), takes an iterable as parameter and returns True if any of the elements in the iterable is TRUE or returns FALSE.

any(iterable) Where iterable can be a list, string, tuple, dictionary , set etc
 

any() Parameters:

The any() takes one and only one mandatory parameter. Any iterable can be passed as parameter to the any() method.

any() Return Value

Returns a boolean, either True or False. Returns True if any element in the iterable is True. In all other cases the function returns False and when the iterable is empty.

Examples of any() method in Python

l = [1, 3, 4, 5]
print(any(l))

# all values false l = [0, False] print(any(l))

t = (1,0,1)
print(any(t)) t= ()

print(any(t))

 

Output:

True
False
True
False

s = "This is a non empty string" print(any(s))

s = '000'
print(any(s))

s = ''
print(any(s))
 

While passing string as parameter, the most important thing is that '0' is True and 0 is False

Output:

True
True
False

d = {1: 'False', 2: 'False'} print(any(d))
d = {0: 'True', 2: 'True'} print(any(d))

d = {1: 'True', False: 0} print(any(d))

d = {}
print(any(d))

For dictionaries the function returns True if all the keys are true, regardless of the values.

Output:

True
True
True