Question

i want to find the intersection of two lists in python. i have something that looks like this:

>>> q = ['apple', 'peach', 'pear', 'watermelon', 'strawberry']
>>> w = ['pineapple', 'peach', 'watermelon', 'kiwi']

and i want to find something that looks like this:

t = ['peach', 'watermelon']

i know its a simple, question but im new to python–does anyone have any suggestions?

Answer 1

The intersection() method is available for sets, which can be easily made from lists.

ETA: if you want a list out of it…

q = ['apple', 'peach', 'pear', 'watermelon', 'strawberry']
w = ['pineapple', 'peach', 'watermelon', 'kiwi']
t = list(set(q) & set(w))

Now t is:

['watermelon', 'peach']