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Find ? in string
#1
I've been looking for a while and can't find a simple way to do this.

So, what is the quickest, simplest way to check if a string contains a ?


I don't care where it is, I just need to know if there is one.

Many thanks.
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#2
'?' in string
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#3
Hmm, can't make that work.

if '?" in mystring:
  print "Found"
else:
  print "Not found"
Output:
Not found
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#4
(Jan-17-2019, 08:01 PM)MuntyScruntfundle Wrote: Hmm, can't make that work.
what is the value of mystring?

for my_string in ['spam', 'eggs?']:
    print('{} --> {}'.format(my_string, '?' in my_string))
Output:
spam --> False eggs? --> True
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#5
Nobody can debug your code without the actual faulty code. We don't read in a crystal ball.
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#6
Also, the code you show cannot run because you mix single and double quotes

Error:
if '?" in mystring: ^ SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal
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