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+# Filter Method
+#### The filter() method filters the given sequence with the help of a function that tests each element in the sequence to be true or not.
+
+_tags_: filter
+
+## Snippet
+```
+# following code will filter out the even number from a list of numbers
+
+def checkEven(number):
+  return number % 2 == 0
+  
+numberList = [9,2,1,8,6,4,5,3,7]
+evenList = filter(checkEven, numberList)
+
+for item in evenList:
+  print(item)
+```