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title: String Find Method
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## String Find Method
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There are two options for finding a substring within a string in Python, `find()` and `rfind()`.
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Each will return the position that the substring is found at. The difference between the two is that `find()` returns the lowest position, and `rfind()` returns the highest position.
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Optional start and end arguments can be provided to limit the search for the substring to within portions of the string.
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Example:
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```shell
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>>> string = "Don't you call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!"
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>>> string.find('you')
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6
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>>> string.rfind('you')
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42
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```
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If the substring is not found, -1 is returned.
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```shell
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>>> string = "Don't you call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!"
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>>> string.find('you', 43) # find 'you' in string anywhere from position 43 to the end of the string
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-1
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```
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More Information:
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String methods <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>documentation</a>.
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