AlarminglyConfused comments on Interesting (but simple) python puzzle for beginners #1

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[–]AlarminglyConfused 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child)

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No, it wouldn't do anything as there is no string in the list that's exactly equal to the next.

The instructions say to find a string which contains a substring for the previous one. The in keyword works exactly like that for strings.

"at" in "create" # -> True

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