Check whether a string contain any of the given characters in python?

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For example My string is 'I love you' characters are 'z' 'p' 'q' 'l'

It should return true because 'I love you' contains 'l'

This is a fairly basic problem. What have you tried? Have you googled this? — user3483203, Jul 01 '18 at 07:17

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 01 '18 at 07:48

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You can convert both the strings to a set and check if there are any common chars by finding intersection

>>> set('I love you') & set('zpql')
{'l'}
>>> bool(set('I love you') & set('zpql'))
True

edited Jul 01 '18 at 07:48

Aran-Fey

answered Jul 01 '18 at 07:18

Sunitha

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The OP wants a True/False return value – Reblochon Masque Jul 01 '18 at 07:33

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '18 at 07:17

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You can use any to do a lazy evaluation.

my_string = 'I love you' 
characters = ('z', 'p', 'q', 'l')
print(any(letter in my_string for letter in characters))

Will print True if any of the letters in characters are contained in my_string

answered Jul 01 '18 at 07:17

Reblochon Masque

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