"Any" means "at least one". Use this tag for questions that deal with testing elements in a collection to see if at least one of them passes a condition.
Questions tagged [any]
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Why does Python's `any` function not return True or False?
If I try
>>> from pylab import *
>>> b = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
>>> a = any(x < 0 for x in b)
>>> print(a)
it doesn't return True or False.
It returns
at 0x7fbd62129ab0>

RUI YU
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How to add a none editable and dispalable original creator tag to a file
How to add a none editable and dispalable original creator tag to a file to prevent cheating in exams.
I looking for a way, as it says, to stop cheating in exams. A way that the originators name, student/employee no or the like is added to the file…
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Most effective way of sorting arrya
What is the most effective way of sorting array in any language ?
With lowest O() and P(). I find that shell sorting is one of the best way how to sort but is there something quicker?

magic-sudo
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Invalid cast from type 'float' to type 'float*'
I'm trying to create an object that can be of any type. Here's the code:
#include
class thing
{
public:
void *p;
char type;
thing(const char* x)
{
p=(char*)x;
type=0;
}
thing(int x)
{
…

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How to turn Any into Data
I want to save Any? in Swift (to FileManager).
It could be everything, also types that don't conform to Codable (like SCNNodes).
I would like to wrap it into Data. I know, I can't do it with a PropertyListEncoder.
Could you make it easy for me to…

Michael
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How to sort a vector?
Is it possible to sort vector by using std::sort or somehow else?
I was trying to do smth like this
vector va{ 55ll, 'a', -1};
sort(va.begin(), va.end(), [](const any& lhs, const any& rhs) { return…

ТарасПрогер
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python any() works differently , why any([1,2]) in [1,3,5] returns True but not any(['a','b']) in ['a','v','x']?
any([1,2]) in [1,3,5]
output is True which is right but
any(['a','b']) in ['a','v','x']
gives False which is wrong ??
why this behavior in python.??

Asif Ashraf
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