find last in string python code example

Example 1: find last appearance python

>>> s = 'hello'
>>> s.rfind('l')
3

Example 2: check strings last letter python

sample_str = 'Sample String'
# Get last character of string i.e. char at index position -1
last_char = sample_str[-1]
 
print('Last character : ', last_char)
# Output
Last charater : g

Example 3: last character of string in python

a = '123456789'

#to get last char, acess index -1
print(a[-1])

#this works the same as:
print(a[len(a)-1])

#instead of 1, subtract n to get string's nth char from last
#let n = 4
print(a[-4])

#result:
9
9
6

Example 4: lastindexof python

# using rindex() 
test_string = "abcabcabc"
  
# using rindex() 
# to get last element occurrence 
res = test_string.rindex('c')   
# printing result 
print ("The index of last element occurrence: " + str(res))

OUTPUT:
  The index of last element occurrence: 8