I'm having trouble determining what you want but
I think there are a couple of problems in your
code:
list2 = ['1','2','5',4]
did you mean
list2 = ['1','2','3','4']
Note missing quotes around the 4 and
5 instead of 3
If you want to know if list2 is found in list 1
it is as simple as:
if list2
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> hi tim
> thanks for the help
> acutally i dint tell u the whole problem
> i have list of lists, for ex
>
> list1 =[ ['a','b','c','d','e'] , ['1','2','3','4'] , ['A','B','C','D']
> ]
>
> and another list
>
> list2 = ['1','2','5',4]
>
> now am searching the items of list2
hi tim
thanks for the help
acutally i dint tell u the whole problem
i have list of lists, for ex
list1 =[ ['a','b','c','d','e'] , ['1','2','3','4'] , ['A','B','C','D']
]
and another list
list2 = ['1','2','5',4]
now am searching the items of list2 in list1 as below
Found = True
for i in list1:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hi all
> am searching for a key in a list, am using
>
> Found = 0
> for item in list:
> if not key == item:
> Found = 0
> elif key == item:
> Found =1
>
> Now based on the Found value i ll manipulate the list.
> but whenev
