is there a better way to check an array?

[Robert Kern]

jdonnell wrote:
> I want to check if a value is in an array. I'm currently doing it as
> follows, but I just don't like this way of doing it. It seems
> unpythonic.
> 
> fieldIsRequired = true
> try:
>     notRequiredAry.index(k)
>     fieldIsRequired = false
> except ValueError:
>     pass

fieldIsRequired = not (k in notRequiredAry)

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