I'm trying to run some function if a list of booleans is true. My list consists of boolean functions.
list = [file.endswith('05',21,22), file.endswith('11',21,22),
file.endswith('17',21,22), file.endswith('21',21,22),
file.endswith('23',21,22)]
if any(True in list) == True:
# do something
Currently, the if clause gives me an error
if any(True in list) == True:
TypeError: 'bool' object is not iterable
Not really sure how to fix it.
any is expecting an iterable argument, which it will then run through to see if any of its items evaluate to True. Moreover, the expression True in list returns a non-iterable boolean value:
>>> lst = [False, True, False]
>>> True in lst
True
>>>
To fix the problem, you should simply pass the list to any:
if any(list):
You should also refrain from making a user-defined name the same as one of the built-ins. Doing so overshadows the built-in and makes it unusable in the current scope.
Note that your code is much shorter if written as:
if any(file.endswith(suffix, 21, 22)
for suffix in ['05', '11', '17', '21', '23']):
any(iterable):
Return True if any element of the iterable is true. If the iterable is empty, return False.
Your code should use:
if any(list):
list.