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SIM110: any() is ~3x slower than the code it replaces (#12746)
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> ~Builtins are also more efficient than `for` loops.~

Let's not promise performance because this code transformation does not
deliver.

Benchmark written by @dcbaker

> `any()` seems to be about 1/3 as fast (Python 3.11.9, NixOS):
```python
loop = 'abcdef'.split()
found = 'f'
nfound = 'g'


def test1():
    for x in loop:
        if x == found:
            return True
    return False


def test2():
    return any(x == found for x in loop)


def test3():
    for x in loop:
        if x == nfound:
            return True
    return False


def test4():
    return any(x == nfound for x in loop)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    import timeit

    print('for loop (found)    :', timeit.timeit(test1))
    print('for loop (not found):', timeit.timeit(test3))
    print('any() (found)       :', timeit.timeit(test2))
    print('any() (not found)   :', timeit.timeit(test4))
```
```
for loop (found)    : 0.051076093994197436
for loop (not found): 0.04388196699437685
any() (found)       : 0.15422860698890872
any() (not found)   : 0.15568504799739458
```
I have retested with longer lists and on multiple Python versions with
similar results.
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/// `any` or `all`.
///
/// ## Why is this bad?
/// Using a builtin function is more concise and readable. Builtins are also
/// more efficient than `for` loops.
/// Using a builtin function is more concise and readable.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```python
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