def ret_true(obj):
    """
    Returns "True" if an object is there. E.g. if given a list, will return
    True if the list contains some data, but False if the list is empty.
    
    :param obj: Some object (e.g. list)
    :return: True if something is there, else False.
    """

    if obj:
        return True
    else:
        return False