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How do I check if a given Python string is a substring of another one?

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 516


Try using in like this:

>>> x = 'hello'
>>> y = 'll'
>>> y in x
True



ANSWER 2

Score 56


Try

isSubstring = first in theOther



ANSWER 3

Score 43


string.find("substring") will help you. This function returns -1 when there is no substring.