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Find ? in string - MuntyScruntfundle - Jan-17-2019

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.

RE: Find ? in string - micseydel - Jan-17-2019 

'?' in string


RE: Find ? in string - MuntyScruntfundle - Jan-17-2019

Hmm, can't make that work.

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


RE: Find ? in string - buran - Jan-17-2019

(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


RE: Find ? in string - Gribouillis - Jan-17-2019

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

RE: Find ? in string - buran - Jan-17-2019

Also, the code you show cannot run because you mix single and double quotes

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