Python search function to find a word in a string

Question

def search(text, word):
    if word in text:
        print("Word found")
    else:
        print("Word not found")

text = str(input())
word = str(input())

print(search(text,word))

This code returns the following:

"Word found \
none"

When I use this entry:

"This is some sample text" \
"some"

The desired output would be: "Word found"

You function `search` doesn't explicitly return a value, so it returns `None`. What do you want to return? — President James K. Polk, Jun 25 '22 at 02:02
Either 'word found' or ' word not found'. However the print function should output that for me right? — ForeverStuck, Jun 25 '22 at 02:03
Yes, the print function prints that out, but it doesn't return it from the function. If you want the function to return a value than use something like `return 'word found'` — President James K. Polk, Jun 25 '22 at 02:07
The search function already prints the message. You don't need to call print at the main level. — John Gordon, Jun 25 '22 at 02:08
Genius! Thank you, code works now. I'm going to do some more learning around this as I don't yet fully understand. — ForeverStuck, Jun 25 '22 at 02:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 25 '22 at 02:15

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Give this a try. You aren’t returning a value in your function.

def search(text, word):
    if word in text:
        print("Word found")
        return word
    else:
        return "Word not found"

text = str(input())
word = str(input())

print(search(text,word))

edited Jun 25 '22 at 02:15

wjandrea

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answered Jun 25 '22 at 02:08

Ben Palladino

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This is on the right track, but the two return statements return different things, which is bad design. OP said the output should be just `Word found`, so remove the `return word` and just do `return "Word found"` instead. – wjandrea Jun 25 '22 at 02:17
Good catch! My bad! – Ben Palladino Jun 25 '22 at 02:18

Python search function to find a word in a string

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