numpy.core.defchararray.find — NumPy v1.11 Manual (original) (raw)

numpy.core.defchararray.find(a, sub, start=0, end=None)[source]

For each element, return the lowest index in the string where substring sub is found.

Calls str.find element-wise.

For each element, return the lowest index in the string where substring sub is found, such that sub is contained in the range [start, _end_].

Parameters: a : array_like of str or unicode sub : str or unicode start, end : int, optional Optional arguments start and end are interpreted as in slice notation.
Returns: out : ndarray or int Output array of ints. Returns -1 if sub is not found.