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

[Peter Hansen]

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

c:\>python
 >>> 'hallo' in ['hallooo', 'halllloooo']
False


Given that "if" is not an expression, and so "returns" nothing
at all, please explain what you mean above... clearly the
"in" expression is behaving as you requested...

-Peter