Checking if two strings are permutations of each other in Python

Question

I\'m checking if two strings a and b are permutations of each other, and I\'m wondering what the ideal way to do this is in Python. From the Zen of

Answer 1

def matchPermutation(s1, s2):
  a = []
  b = []

  if len(s1) != len(s2):
    print 'length should be the same'
  return

  for i in range(len(s1)):
    a.append(s1[i])

  for i in range(len(s2)):
    b.append(s2[i])

  if set(a) == set(b):
    print 'Permutation of each other'
  else:
    print 'Not a permutation of each other'
  return

#matchPermutaion('rav', 'var') #returns True
matchPermutaion('rav', 'abc') #returns False