String count() Method in Python 3
The count() method returns the number of occurrences of substring sub in the range [start, end]. Optional arguments start and end are
interpreted as in slice notation.
Syntax
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str.count(sub,
start= 0,end=len(string))
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Parameters
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sub - This is the substring to be searched.
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start - Search starts from this index. First
character starts from 0 index. By default search starts from 0 index.
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end - Search ends from this index. First character
starts from 0 index. By default search ends at the last index.
Return Value
Centered
in a string of length width.
Example
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#!/usr/bin/python3
str="this
is string example....wow!!!"
sub='i'
print
("str.count('i') : ", str.count(sub))
sub='exam'
print
("str.count('exam', 10, 40) : ", str.count(sub,10,40))
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Result
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str.count('i')
: 3
str.count('exam',
4, 40) :
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