Is there a short contains function for lists?

You can use this syntax:

if myItem in list:
    # do something

Also, inverse operator:

if myItem not in list:
    # do something

It works fine for lists, tuples, sets and dicts (check keys).

Note that this is an O(n) operation in lists and tuples, but an O(1) operation in sets and dicts.

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