filter(function, sequence) returns a sequence items for which function(item) is true : filter « Buildin Function « Python Tutorial






# to compute some primes:

def f(x): return x%2 != 0 and x%3 != 0
print filter(f, range(2, 25))








13.17.filter
13.17.1.Use filter() and lambda to obtain the set of odd numbers from a sequence
13.17.2.filter a user-defined function
13.17.3.filter(function, sequence) returns a sequence items for which function(item) is true
13.17.4.filter a range