index = [idx for idx, s in enumerate(l) if 'tiger' in s][0]
my_var = 'mummy'. #Find the position of 'm'
#Using find - find returns the index for the first instance from the left.
my_var.find('m')
# Output: 0
#Using rfind - rfind returns the index for the first instance from the right.
my_var.rfind('m')
# Output: 3
# With find() and rfind(), when substring is not found, it returns -1.
#NB: You can use index() and rindex(). In this case, when the substring is not
# found, it raises an exception.
string = "Hello World"
string_slice = string[1:10] # "ello Worl" (index 1 up to 10)
string_last_chars = string[-5:] # "World" (5th index from last to the end)
H = string[0] # "H"
def index_containing_substring(the_list, substring):
for i, s in enumerate(the_list):
if substring in s:
return i
return -1
import re
# matches_position_start will be a list of starting index positions
matches_start = re.finditer(word.lower(), string.lower())
matches_position_start = [match.start() for match in matches_start]
# matches_position_end will be a list of ending index positions
matches_end = re.finditer(word.lower(), string.lower())
matches_position_end = [match.end() for match in matches_end]