filter() — Easy Examples

Returns elements from an iterable for which a function returns True

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Basic filter() usage

Simple demonstration of the filter() built-in function.

python
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
evens = list(filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0, nums))
print(evens)

filter() is a built-in function that returns elements from an iterable for which a function returns true.

filter() with different inputs

Calling filter() with various argument types.

python
# More filter() examples
print("filter() is a Python built-in function")
print(f"Type: {type(filter)}")

filter() accepts different types of arguments and produces corresponding results.

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