Query list of layers an run code on each layer

Question

I want to query all opened layers in my QGIS project and then run an algorithm on each of the opened layers.
layers_list = []
layers_list = QgsProject.instance().mapLayers().values()
name_field = 'Admin_name'

for layer in layers_list:
   name = [f[name_field] for f in layers_list.getFeatures()[0]
   .... do something smart ....

It always throws me an error: 'dict_value' object has no attribute 'getFeatures'
I m aware that the list only contains the names of the opened layers an no direct pointer to that layer - but how can i achieve that my for- loop goes through all the layers?

J. Monticolo · Accepted Answer

Bellow, following @IanTurton comments, is a right way to do this :
layers_list = QgsProject.instance().mapLayers().values()
name_field = "Admin_name"

for lyr in layers_list:
    name_data = [f[name_field] for f in lyr.getFeatures()]
    # .... do something smart ....

Explanations
QgsProject.instance().mapLayers().values() list all layers (vector and raster) in the current QGIS project, so, layers_list contains a list of QgsMapLayer.
In the for loop, we affect lyr an item at a time for each item in the layers_list, so, lyr is a project QgsMapLayer at each loop.
QgsMapLayer.getFeatures() gets all the features of a layer, and we can access to each "Admin_name" values with f["Admin_name"] if f is the current QgsFeature in the comprehension list loop.
p.s. : yes, the QGIS cookbook is your friend !

Query list of layers an run code on each layer

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