Why output of this code is 'false'?

Question

x = [ 1,3,5 ]
print (x in x)

Answer 1

Because the list is not a member of itself, only elements inside are members of the list.

Answer 2

Alexandr Next question will be what is [...], because you just created a self-referencing list 😉

WhyFry Good example...

Answer 3

[not answer] [off-topic]
Hari Shankar As continuation of Alexandr's example check this out.

https://code.sololearn.com/cC6sIz1KO4ax/?ref=app

Answer 4

x = [1, 3, 5]
x.append(x)
print(x in x)
Output of this is true