On Oct 2, 12:14 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if i have a dictionary name number ....and i want to ask the list > whether a particular key already > exists. > > >>> print number > > {'octal': '1234567', 'binary': '10100101', 'decimal': '1234567890', > 'hexadecimal': '1-9,a-f'} > > i got error..after execute > > >>>number._contains_("test")
It's __contains__ and not _contains_. But better is just: 'test' in number -- Paul Hankin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list