Is Fruit Function Flawed?

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Problem

Given a Python function def is_fruit(item): return item in fruits where fruits is a Python list, is there a design issue?

Asked in the CoderPad Online Assessment stage. Implement the corrected design for repeated membership checks.

Input and Output

Implement fruit_membership(fruits, items). fruits is a list of strings representing known fruits, and items is a list of strings to check. Return a list of booleans in the same order as items.

Constraints

0 <= len(fruits), len(items) <= 10^5
Each input value is a string
Duplicate values may appear in fruits
Return results in the same order as items

Function Signature

def fruit_membership(fruits, items):

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