How do I write this simple function in Python ?

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Write a function that takes two strings S1 and S2 , and returns the position index of S2 in S1 . If S2 does not exist in S1 , then the function returns -1 .

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I have tried some other ways and they didn’t work

Posted 10-Nov-20 1:48am

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Updated 10-Nov-20 1:59am

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Patrice T 10-Nov-20 10:44am

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-10T02:00:00

Solution 2

I wonder if a little googling could help....
How to Check if a Python String Contains Another String? - Afternerd[^]

Posted 10-Nov-20 2:00am

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Richard MacCutchan 10-Nov-20 8:16am

See my latest in the Lounge.

Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-10T01:51:00

Solution 1

See The Python Tutorial — Python 3.7.9 documentation[^]. This is not a particularly difficult assignment and the tutorials will give you many good examples.

Posted 10-Nov-20 1:51am

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CPallini 10-Nov-20 7:57am

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