[Tutor] quick speed question

[C.T. Matsumoto]

Hello Tutors,

I was just wondering if you have a dictionary key is it faster to do:

if dict['key'] == 'foo':
     ...

or is this faster:

if 'foo' in dict['key']:
     ...

Or is there any difference and I'm chasing ghosts?

Thanks,

T
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