python if string contains string 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: javascript contains substring

var str = "We got a poop cleanup on isle 4.";
if(str.indexOf("poop") !== -1){
	alert("Not again");
}
//use indexOf (it returns position of substring or -1 if not found)

Example 3: python str contains word

fullstring = "StackAbuse"
substring = "tack"

if substring in fullstring:
    print "Found!"
else:
    print "Not found!"

Example 4: python string contains

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

Example 5: python check if string in string

if "blah" not in somestring: 
    continue