Jorge Vargas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I need to check if an object is in a list AND keep a reference to the
>object I have done it this way but is there a better one?
>
>>>> def inplusplus(value,listObj):
>... for i in listObj:
>... if i is value:
>... return value
>... return False
>...
try:
obj = listObj[listObj.index(value)]
# do something with obj
except ValueError:
# do whatever you're going to do if inplusplus returns False
Assuming you meant "if i == value" (as others have pointed out).
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