PYTHON

python list contains substring

str_list = ["one", "two", "three"]
substr = "wo"
if any(substr in str for str in str_list):
	print('Yes!')

python list contains string

str in strList

# example
if 'qwe' in strList:
	print('Yes!')

python list contains

list_ = ['a','b','c']
'a' in list_	#returns True
'd' in list_	#returns False

if list element contains string python

matchers = ['abc','def']
matching = [s for s in my_list if any(xs in s for xs in matchers)]

Output:
['abc-123', 'def-456', 'abc-456']

string contains element of list python

extensionsToCheck = ('.pdf', '.doc', '.xls')

'test.doc'.endswith(extensionsToCheck)   # returns True

'test.jpg'.endswith(extensionsToCheck)   # returns False

check elements in list have a substring

any(list2 %like% 'a')