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title: find_last
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tags: list,beginner
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---
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Returns the value of the last element in the provided list that satisfies the provided testing function.
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- Use list comprehension and `next()` to return the last element in `lst` for which `fn` returns `True`.
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```py
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def find_last(lst, fn):
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return next(x for x in lst[::-1] if fn(x))
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```
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```py
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find_last([1, 2, 3, 4], lambda n: n % 2 == 1) # 3
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```
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