python check value not in unicode list
<p>I have a list and a value and want to check if the value is not in the list.</p>

<pre><code>list = [u'first record', u'second record']
value = 'first record'

if value not in list:
    do something
</code></pre>

<p>however this is not working and I think it has something to do with the list values having a u at the start, how can I fix this?  And before someone suggests the list is returned from Django queryset so I can't just take the u out of the code :)</p>

<p>Thanks</p>
