Python makes it very simple to check whether an item is in a list. Simply use the in operator.
lst = ['test', 'twest', 'tweast', 'treast']
'test' in lst
# Out: True
'toast' in lst
# Out: False
Note: the
inoperator on sets is asymptotically faster than on lists. If you need to use it many times on potentially large lists, you may want to convert yourlistto aset, and test the presence of elements on theset.
slst = set(lst)
'test' in slst
# Out: True