An equality concerning localization

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Let $L/K$ be an extension of number fields of degree $n$. Their integral rings being $\mathcal{O}_K$ and $\mathcal{O}_L$. Let $\mathfrak{p}$ be a prime ideal of $\mathcal{O}_K$. We let $\mathcal{O}_{K,\mathfrak{p}}$ and $\mathcal{O}_{L,\mathfrak{p}}$ denote the localizations of $\mathcal{O}_K$ and $\mathcal{O}_L$ at $\mathfrak{p}$. Here we must note that $\mathcal{O}_{L,\mathfrak{p}}=\{\frac{a}{b}\mid a\in \mathcal{O}_L, b\in \mathcal{O}_K-\mathfrak{p}\}$. I want to show that:

$\mathfrak{p}\mathcal{O}_{L,\mathfrak{p}}\cap \mathcal{O}_L=\mathfrak{p}\mathcal{O}_L$

I know that $\supseteq$ holds but don't know how to show the other direction. I even wonder whether this is true. This equality comes from Tom Weston's lecture notes of Algebraic Number Theory. Can you help me to prove this equalty. Thanks very much!!

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This is a general property of localized rings. Let $A$ be a commutative domain, $S$ a subset of $A$ stable under multiplication, not containing $0$ nor $1$, $A'=S^{-1}A$ the localized ring w.r.t. $S$ (your particular case corresponds to $S$ = the complementary of a prime ideal $P$ of $A$). For any prime ideal $Q'$ of $A'$ (resp. $Q$ of $A$), denote $Q=Q'\cap A$ (resp. $Q'=QA'$). Then these two "restriction-extension" maps are mutually inverse bijections between the set of prime ideals of $A'$ and the set of prime ideals of $A$ not intersecting $S$. Note that we don't need $A$ to be a Dedekind domain. See e.g. P. Samuel's ANT, chap.5, §5.1.