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---
title: List is contained in other list
type: snippet
tags: [list]
cover: tropical-bike
dateModified: 2021-01-07T23:30:28+02:00
---
Checks if the elements of the first list are contained in the second one regardless of order.
- Use `count()` to check if any value in `a` has more occurrences than it has in `b`.
- Return `False` if any such value is found, `True` otherwise.
```py
def is_contained_in(a, b):
for v in set(a):
if a.count(v) > b.count(v):
return False
return True
```
```py
is_contained_in([1, 4], [2, 4, 1]) # True
```