[sql] IN vs ANY operator in PostgreSQL

There are two obvious points, as well as the points in the other answer:

  • They are exactly equivalent when using sub queries:

    SELECT * FROM table
    WHERE column IN(subquery);
    
    SELECT * FROM table
    WHERE column = ANY(subquery);
    

On the other hand:

  • Only the IN operator allows a simple list:

    SELECT * FROM table
    WHERE column IN(… , … , …);
    

Presuming they are exactly the same has caught me out several times when forgetting that ANY doesn’t work with lists.

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