check if string contains char python code example

Example 1: python string contains substring

fullstring = "StackAbuse"
substring = "tack"

if fullstring.find(substring) != -1:
    print "Found!"
else:
    print "Not found!"

Example 2: python string contains

>>> str = "Messi is the best soccer player"
>>> "soccer" in str
True
>>> "football" in str
False

Example 3: python check if character is letter

>>> 'A'.isalpha()
True
>>> '1'.isalpha()
False

Example 4: 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 5: if substring not in string python

>>> string = "Hello World"
>>> # Check Sub-String in String
>>> "World" in string
True
>>> # Check Sub-String not in String
>>> "World" not in string
False

Example 6: 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