how to compare two list ,object instances in python -

Say I have:

  list1 = [1,6] list 2 = [1]   
 I want to do something if the list value matches!  
 Comparing it and then stuff   
 
  
  if list1 == list2: # Compare lists for similarity doStuff (if not) # If there is a similarity of lists, then = "post-text" itemprop = "text"> 
 then do stuff   
 Of course , You need to clarify that "if the values ​​of the lists match", then what does it mean? It will be checked to check that the two lists have the same status in the same position - that is, if they are  equal .  
  Edit:   
 The question is not clear, let's look at some possible explanations. To see if all the elements of  list1  are also in  list2 :  
  if all (x for list x 2 in list2) ): To do something with each element in DoStuff ()   
 or  list1 , also in  list2 , do this :  
  (list1) & amp; Set (list2): doStuff (e)