#NEWLINE# def isPresent( self , element ) : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# "\n        Check if the given `element' is already present in the lookup table.\n\n        Return `True' if `element' is already in the lookup table and `False'\n        otherwise.\n        " #NEWLINE# log . debug ( ( 'Looking for existing element in size-%d lookup table.' % len ( self . table ) ) ) #NEWLINE# self . prune ( ) #NEWLINE# return ( element in self . table )