check if part of a string is in a list python code example

Example 1: check if list contains string python

some_list = ['abc-123', 'def-456', 'ghi-789', 'abc-456']
if any("abc" in s for s in some_list):
    # whatever

Example 2: python find string in list

list1 = ["a", "b", "c"]

isBInList = "b" in list1 # True