Modify python string with contain method [duplicate]

Question

I want it to find the following file in mylist: "Microsoft Word 105Prt" (this file name could vary but will always have "Word" in it.

for myfile in filelist:
    if myfile.contains("Word"): 
        print myfile

How can I modify this to work in python 2.7.5 since contains doesn't work.

Sam A · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-24 00:54:23Z

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You can substitute find for contains and just check for a return code of something other than -1.

for myfile in filelist:
    if myfile.find("Word")!=-1: 
        print myfile

answered Apr 24, 2014 at 0:54

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aruisdante · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-24 00:53:57Z

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You can simply use the in keyword, like so:

if 'Word' in myfile:
    print myfile

answered Apr 24, 2014 at 0:53

aruisdante

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