Filter function and lists

[John Townsend]

I'm trying to figure out how to use filter to walk through a list.

If I try a simple scripts like this:

def greaterthanten (number):
                #pdb.set_trace()
                if (number > 10):
                                ret_val = 1

                else:
                                ret_val = 0

                return ret_val

old_list = [1,2,20,30,5]

new_list = filter(greaterthanten, old_list)

#new_list becomes [20, 30]

The script works as I would expect. However, what if I need to pass more than one argument to the function? Can I do that with filter? Or does filter work only with function that take only a single arg?

Thanks


John Townsend (5-7204),
AGM-FL and PSL QE Lead



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