what is filter function in python 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: filter function in python

# filter is just filters things

my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]


def only_odd(item):
    return item % 2 == 1	# checks if it is odd or even


print(list(filter(only_odd, my_list)))