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Substring Counting
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(Jan-20-2018, 04:36 AM)Mekire Wrote:
x = 0
for s,_ in enumerate(haystack):
    haysub = haystack[s:len(needle) + s]
    if haysub == needle:
        x += 1

print(x)

I seem to be not understanding something with how the loops work. Could you please elaborate in a simple manner why in line 4 you've used the +s part?

Thank you
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Substring Counting - by shelbyahn - Jan-20-2018, 02:16 AM
RE: Substring Counting - by Mekire - Jan-20-2018, 04:36 AM
RE: Substring Counting - by krisputas - Jan-13-2022, 10:08 AM
RE: Substring Counting - by shelbyahn - Jan-21-2018, 05:20 PM
RE: Substring Counting - by j.crater - Jan-21-2018, 05:40 PM

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