check for string in string python code example
Example 1: if substring not in string python
fullstring = "StackAbuse"
substring = "tack"
if fullstring.find(substring) != -1:
print "Found!"
else:
print "Not found!"
Example 2: python str contains word
fullstring = "StackAbuse"
substring = "tack"
if substring in fullstring:
print "Found!"
else:
print "Not found!"
Example 3: how to check for a substring in python
def find_string(string,sub_string):
return string.find(sub_string)
#.find() also accounts for multiple occurence of the substring in the given string
Example 4: python check if string in string
if "blah" not in somestring:
continue
Example 5: check if string contains python
>>> str = "Messi is the best soccer player"
>>> "soccer" in str
True
>>> "football" in str
False