""" Compatibility functions for old version of Python. any() function ============== any() returns True if at least one items is True, or False otherwise. >>> any([False, True]) True >>> any([True, True]) True >>> any([False, False]) False all() function ============== all() returns True if all items are True, or False otherwise. This function is just apply binary and operator (&) on all values. >>> all([True, True]) True >>> all([False, True]) False >>> all([False, False]) False """ import operator # --- any() from Python 2.5 --- try: from __builtin__ import any except ImportError: def any(items): for item in items: if item: return True return False # ---all() from Python 2.5 --- try: from __builtin__ import all except ImportError: def all(items): return reduce(operator.__and__, items) __all__ = ("any", "all")