Finding a sequence in list using another list In Python

Question

I have a list = [0, 0, 7] and I when I compare it against anotherList = [0, 0, 7, 0] using in it gives me False.

I would like to know how I can check if numbers in one list are in the same sequence as another list.

So, if I do anotherList2 = [7, 0, 0, 0]:

list in anotherList2 returns False

But, list in anotherList return True

Answer 1

Here's a one-liner function that will check if list a is in list b:

>>> def list_in(a, b):
...     return any(map(lambda x: b[x:x + len(a)] == a, range(len(b) - len(a) + 1)))
...
>>> a = [0, 0, 7]
>>> b = [1, 0, 0, 7, 3]
>>> c = [7, 0, 0, 0]
>>> list_in(a, b)
True
>>> list_in(a, c)
False
>>>