String find

Return the index of a substring (if found). Returns -1 if not found.

Syntax

The format is:

str.find(string)

str.find(string,start,end)

str = "Tip of the day: "
print( str.find("day") )

Result:

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Parameter
str The string to search.
start Index to start searching (optional).
end Ending index (optional).