how to detect a string in a variable

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x = input("enter input: ")

if x == "hello":
    print ("it does")

How would I detect if x has hello stored even if it has other charaters/strings?

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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 09 '21 at 19:12

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This is as simple as using the in keyword.

x = "123hellomore"
if "hello" in x:
    print("Hi there")

This only detects hello, if it is unobstructed so still in one word (not like "**hel*lo")

answered Apr 09 '21 at 19:12

lightstack

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Thank you lighstack I appreciate it. – Nathaniel Sass Whalen Apr 09 '21 at 19:14
I'd be happy about an upvote if I helped you :) – lightstack Apr 09 '21 at 19:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '21 at 19:15

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If entered input is single string then x below will be array of one element, if entered input is space separated strings (string of strings) then x will be array of multiple strings, below code handles both options

x = input("Enter input: ").split()
for y in x:
   if y=="hello"
      print("it does")

answered Apr 09 '21 at 19:15

Kristie

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I know this works but would you mind explaining how it works? – Nathaniel Sass Whalen Apr 21 '21 at 13:51

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