python check if string contains specific letters code example

Example 1: can you look for specific characters in python

yourString = "string"

if "s" in yourString:
  print("There is an S in your string")
  
if "s" not in yourString:
  print("There is no S in your string")

Example 2: python if string contains char

myString = "<text contains this>"
myOtherString = "AnotherString"

# Casting to string is not needed but it's good practice
# to check for errors 

if str(myString) in str(myOtherString): 
    # Do Something
else:
	# myOtherString didn't contain myString

Example 3: how to search for a specific character in a part of a python string

myString = "God is good"

if "o" in myString[0:4]
	print("Working! There is an 'O' in between the G and D of God.")

Example 4: python check if string contains substring

string = "My favourite programming language is Python"
substring = "Python"

if substring in string:
    print("Python is my favorite language")
elif substring not in string:
    print("Python is not my favourite language")