Question

How to find the index of first appearance of a word in string with Python

Answer 1

s = 'python php java php python'

i = s.find('php')

print(i)

'''
run:

7
  
'''

 

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Answer 2

import re

s = 'python php java php python'

i = re.search(r'\b(java)\b', s)

print(i.start())

'''
run:

11
  
'''

 

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Answer 3

import re

s = 'python php java php python'

i = re.search(r'\b( java )\b', s)

print(i.start())

'''
run:

10

'''

 

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