Exercise 08-12:
Write a function that takes a string and a list. The function must compare the string passed with the elements of the list, which is also passed as a parameter. Return True if the string is found within the list; otherwise, return False.
Answer:
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# Python From Scratch
# Author: Nilo Ney Coutinho Menezes
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# File: chapter 08/exercise-08-12.py.py
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def search_string(s, list_to_search):
return s in list_to_search
L = ["AB", "CD", "EF", "FG"]
print(search_string("AB", L))
print(search_string("CD", L))
print(search_string("EF", L))
print(search_string("FG", L))
print(search_string("XYZ", L))