Python Check if one of the following items is in a list
<p>I'm trying to find a short way to see if any of the following items is in a list, but my first attempt does not work. Besides writing a function to accomplish this, is the any short way to check if one of multiple items is in a list.</p>

<pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; a = [2,3,4]
&gt;&gt;&gt; print (1 or 2) in a
False
&gt;&gt;&gt; print (2 or 1) in a
True
</code></pre>
