Question

How to find the index of a string in a list of strings which contains specific substring in Python

Answer 1

import numpy as np

lst = ['Python is', 'a high-level', 'general-purpose', 'programming language']

indices = np.char.find(lst, "purpose")
index = np.where(indices >= 0)[0][0]

print(index)

   
   
   
'''
run:
   
2
   
'''

 

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Answer 2

import numpy as np

lst = ['Python is', 'a high-level', 'general-purpose', 'programming language']

index =  np.where(np.char.find(lst, "purpose")>=0)[0][0]

print(index)

   
   
   
'''
run:
   
2
   
'''

 

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