find() String Method in Python with Examples

Syntax: find() String Method

S.find(sub, start, end) -> int

In above syntax -> int indicates this method finally returns an integer value.

find() Syntax Explanation

find() method returns the lowest index in S where substring sub is found, such that sub is contained within S[start:end]. Optional arguments start and end are interpreted as in slice notation.

And, if substring sub is not found in string it returns -1.

Example: find() String Method

message = 'Welcome to Python withot TAB!'
print(message.find('come'))
print(message.find('Come'))

Output

 3
-1

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