How can I compare a single number to items in a list of numbers?

Question

X is a single number. Essentially I want to check in the list listaa to know if x is less than or equal to any element in listaa. I have,

if x <= listaa.any():
            continue

Lists by themselves don't have an `any()` method. But There is an built-in `any` function that you can use a generator expression to check your condition against all the list items and pass it to the `any()`. Like `any(x <= i for i in listaa)`. — Mazdak, Jun 10 '18 at 13:11

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 10 '18 at 13:10

Just check if your value is less than or equal to the maximum of your list:

if x <= max(listaa):
    continue

If you wish to use any, you can use a generator expression. It's a built-in function rather than a list method.

if any(x <= i for i in listaa):
    continue

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