Python String count() Method
Returns the number of times a specific character or string appears in another string. The count function can take an optional start
and end index into the string.
Syntax
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string.count(value, start = None, end = None)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
value |
Required. The string value to search for within the given string |
start |
Optional. The index at which to start searching. The default is 0. |
end |
Optional. The index at which to stop searching. The default is the end of the string. |
Example
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str = 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog' occurances = str.count('o') print(f'The letter "o" occurs {occurances} times') occurances = str.count('the') print(f'The word "the" occurs {occurances} times') # first 10 letters of the string: occurances = str.count('the', 0, 10) print(f'The word "the" occurs {occurances} times')
Output
The letter "o" occurs 4 times The word "the" occurs 1 times The word "the" occurs 0 times
Notes: The count function is case-sensitive.