python filterfunction code example

Example 1: python filter

number_list = range(-5, 5)
less_than_zero = list(filter(lambda x: x < 0, number_list))
print(less_than_zero)

# Output: [-5, -4, -3, -2, -1]

Example 2: python - filter function

# Filter function
def with_s(student):
    return student.startswith('s')

students = ['sarah', 'mary', 'sergio', 'lucy']   # define a list
s_filter = filter(with_s, students)              # filter() returns true or false
print(next(s_filter))                            # filter() returns a generator
print(list(s_filter))                            # give all elements of the generator