When I use int
a = [1, 2, 3]
b = [3, 1, 2]
print(all(a) in b)
the result is True.
But, when I use characters
a = ["a", "b", "c"]
b = ["c", "b", "a"]
print(all(a) in b)
the result is False
Why in this case result is False?
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3`all(a) in b` is `all([1, 2, 3]) in b` which is `True in b` which is `1 in b` which is`True`. – Klaus D. Dec 29 '20 at 13:28
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1FWIW, the correct way to use `all` here would be `all(i in b for i in a)`, though that's very inefficient. – deceze Dec 29 '20 at 13:31
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This is not a duplicate of the linked posts, I'm not sure why this is closed. – Ann Zen Dec 29 '20 at 13:45
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all(a) in both cases returns True, so you are basically running
print(True in [3, 1, 2])
and
print(True in ["c", "b", "a"])
True == 1 returns True in python, so since there is the value 1 inside the integer b list, True in b returns True for the integer b list.
And because True woundn't equal to any string, True in b returns False for the string b list
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