Sublist

Author: ikostan

sublist/sublist.py

@@ -37,21 +37,19 @@ def sublist(list_one: list, list_two: list) -> str:
         return EQUAL
 
     if len(list_one) == len(list_two) and not (
-        list_one is list_two or list_one == list_two
+            list_one is list_two or list_one == list_two
     ):
         return UNEQUAL
 
     l1: str = ",".join(str(i) for i in list_one)
     l2: str = ",".join(str(i) for i in list_two)
 
     if len(l1) > len(l2):
-        for i in range(0, len(l1) - len(l2) + 1):
-            if l1[i:].startswith(l2):
-                return SUPERLIST
+        if l2 in l1:
+            return SUPERLIST
 
     if len(l2) > len(l1):
-        for i in range(0, len(l2) - len(l1) + 1):
-            if l2[i:].startswith(l1):
-                return SUBLIST
+        if l1 in l2:
+            return SUBLIST
 
     return UNEQUAL

sublist/sublist_test.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=C0301
+# pylint: disable=C0301, C0116
 # These tests are auto-generated with test data from:
 # https://github.com/exercism/problem-specifications/tree/main/exercises/sublist/canonical-data.json
 # File last updated on 2023-07-19