python list include

>>> items = set([-1, 0, 1, 2])
>>> set([1, 2]).issubset(items)
True
>>> set([1, 3]).issubset(items)
False

#There's an all() and any() function to do this. To check if big contains ALL elements in small

result = all(elem in big for elem in small)
#To check if small contains ANY elements in big

result = any(elem in big for elem in small)
#the variable result would be boolean (TRUE/FALSE).