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SigmundV wrote:

> I think the OP wants to find the intersection of two lists.
> list(set(list1) & set(list2)) is indeed one way to achieve this. [i
> for i in list1 if i in list2] is another one

Exactly. I was confused on that I wasn't able to have a list in return.
The set intersection is the smartest result better than a "for" loop or a 
comprehension list.
Infact the operatin loops are compiled into python, therfore they are the 
fastest.
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