Python check if value is in a list of dicts

Question

I have a list of dicts e.g.

[{\'name\':\'Bernard\',\'age\':7},{\'name\':\'George\',\'age\':4},{\'name\':\'Reginald\',\'age\':6}]

I\'d like to c

Answer 1

smf = [{'name':'Bernard','age':7},{'name':'George','age':4},{'name':'Reginald','age':6}]
def names(d):
    for i in d:
        for key, value in i.iteritems():
             if key == 'name':
                 yield value


In [5]: 'Bernard' in names(smf)
Out[5]: True


In [6]: 'Bernardadf' in names(smf)
Out[6]: False