def any(iterable):
    """
    any()
    Purpose:    Returns true if any element in the iterable evaluates to true otherwise, return false
    Parameters: iterable [type=list,tuple]
                    Any item that can be iterated over
    Returns:    A boolean specifying whether any elements of the iterable evaluate to true
    """
    for element in iterable:
        if element: return True
    return False