:~$ python3
Python 3.8.10 (default, Mar 15 2022, 12:22:08)
[GCC 9.4.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> l = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
>>> l
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
>>> f = frozenset(l)
>>> f
frozenset({'apple', 'banana', 'cherry'})
>>> a = 'apple'
>>> a in f
True
>>>