python filter() function

Question

# how can i do this with the python filter() function
# i have spent way to much time on this already..
# i don't understand how to use filter() to Iterate a list??

names = ["David", "John", "Annabelle", "Johnathan", "Veronica"]

result = []
for word in names:
if len(word) >5:
result.append(word)

print(result)

Answer 1

res = list(filter(lambda x: len(x) > 5, names))

print(res)

Answer 2

ChaoticDawg:

omg thank you i knew it was something like that but for the life of me i couldn't figure it out i tried len() every way i could think of

Answer 3

If you can convert the condition len(word) > 5 into a function, then you would be half done.