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

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00:00 How Do I Check If A Given Python String Is A Substring Of Another One?
00:17 Answer 1 Score 56
00:24 Accepted Answer Score 516
00:34 Answer 3 Score 43
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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.