Check element exists in array

Question

In PHP there a function called isset() to check if something (like an array index) exists and has a value. How about Python?

I need to use this on arrays because I get \

Answer 1

`e` in ['a', 'b', 'c']  # evaluates as False
`b` in ['a', 'b', 'c']  # evaluates as True

EDIT: With the clarification, new answer:

Note that PHP arrays are vastly different from Python's, combining arrays and dicts into one confused structure. Python arrays always have indices from 0 to len(arr) - 1, so you can check whether your index is in that range. try/catch is a good way to do it pythonically, though.

If you're asking about the hash functionality of PHP "arrays" (Python's dict), then my previous answer still kind of stands:

`baz` in {'foo': 17, 'bar': 19}  # evaluates as False
`foo` in {'foo': 17, 'bar': 19}  # evaluates as True