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Python "in" operator speed

Is the in operator's speed in python proportional to the length of the iterable?

So,

len(x) #10
if(a in x): #lets say this takes time A
    pass

len(y) #10000
if(a in y): #lets say this takes time B
    pass

Is A > B?

Solution

  • A summary for in:

    list - Average: O(n)
set/dict - Average: O(1), Worst: O(n)

    See this for more details.