check if a value in one list exists in aniother o(n) code example
Example 1: check if a list contains an item from another list python
## checking any elment of list_B in list_A
list_A = [1, 2, 3, 4]
list_B = [2, 3, 6]
check = any(item in list_A for item in list_B)
print(check)
# True
Example 2: check if a list contains any item from another list python
## using set
list_A = [1, 2, 3, 4]
list_B = [2, 3]
set_A = set(list_A)
set_B = set(list_B)
print(set_A.intersection(set_B))
# True if there is any element same
# False if there is no element same