Ben Finney wrote:
> "David C. Ullrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> >>> 'ab' in 'abc'
>> True
>> >>> [1,2] in [1,2,3]
>> False
>
> <URL:http://www.python.org/doc/ref/comparisons.html>
>
>> Is there a reason for the inconsistency?
>
> Probably. The special behaviour of string types was changed in Python
> 2.3, according to that document.
As it stands, you'd get
[1,2] in [1,2,3] == False
[1,2] in [1, [1,2], 3] == True
This could be a good thing.
Mel.
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