find random numbers that are = to the first 2 number of a list.

[rob101]

num1 is never going to be == start_list because num1 is a 'class int(object) instance' and start_list is a 'class list(object) instance'.

So maybe what you're looking to do, is this?

import random

start_list = [1, 2]

for i in range(4):
    random_list = []
    while len(random_list) < 2:
        num1 = random.randint(1, 2)
        random_list.append(num1)
    if random_list == start_list:
        print("RL", random_list)
    else:
        print("SL", start_list)