Answers for "python compare elements in two lists"

how to compare two lists element by element in python and return matched element

>>> [i for i, j in zip(a, b) if i == j]
[5]

compare lists element wise python

[ x&y for (x,y) in zip(list_a, list_b)]

python compare two lists

a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
b = [9, 8, 7, 6, 5]

returnMatches(a, b)
#would return [5], for instance