The any() function in Python is a built-in function that returns True if at least one element in an iterable object is True, and False otherwise.

        The purpose of the any() function is to simplify the process of checking if any element in a collection satisfies a given condition. For example, you can use any() to check if any string in a list contains a certain substring:

my_list = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange']
if any('na' in s for s in my_list):
    print('At least one string contains "na"')
else:
    print('No string contains "na"')

        This code uses a generator expression inside the any() function to check if any string in my_list contains the substring "na". If any() returns True, the code prints a message indicating that at least one string contains the substring. If any() returns False, the code prints a message indicating that no string contains the substring.

        The any() function can be useful in many other scenarios where you need to check if any element in a collection meets a certain condition.