"David C. Ullrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> >>> 'ab' in 'abc'
> True
> >>> [1,2] in [1,2,3]
> False

<URL:http://www.python.org/doc/ref/comparisons.html>

> Is there a reason for the inconsistency?

Probably. The special behaviour of string types was changed in Python
2.3, according to that document.

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