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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.

'?' in string

Hmm, can't make that work.

if '?" in mystring:
  print "Found"
else:
  print "Not found"

Output:
Not found

(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

Nobody can debug your code without the actual faulty code. We don't read in a crystal ball.

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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