if 'hallo' in ['hallooo','halloooooooo'] problem

[Vrai Stacey]

Robert wrote:
> I have a little problem and mybe one of you has got the solution.
> I would like to check if a string is in a list of strings.
> The following returns true:
> if 'hallo' in ['halloooo','hallooooooooo']:
>     pass

What version of Python are you using? With 2.2.3 I get the behavior you 
want using your first example.

So ...
     > if 'hallo' in ['halloooo','hallooooooooo']: print "Hallo!";
     > if 'hallo' in ['halloooo','hallo' ]: print "Hallo!";
     Hallo!

vrai.