how to check position in python code example

Example 1: how to find the location of a character in a string in python

>>> myString = 'Position of a character'
>>> myString.find('s')
2
>>> myString.find('x')
-1

Example 2: how to find the position in a list python

lst = [4, 6, 5]
lst.index(6) # will return 1