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any

any() returns True if at least one item in an iterable is true. It returns False when all items are false or the iterable is empty.

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any(iterable, /)

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  • all()
  • iter()
  • bool()

Source: Built-in functions — Python 3.15.2 documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.