Python: Find the strings in a list containing a given substring

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Find Strings with Substring

Write a Python program to find strings in a given list containing a given substring.

Input:
[(ca,('cat', 'car', 'fear', 'center'))]
Output:
['cat', 'car']

Input:
[(o,('cat', 'dog', 'shatter', 'donut', 'at', 'todo', ''))]
Output:
['dog', 'donut', 'todo']

Input:
[(oe,('cat', 'dog', 'shatter', 'donut', 'at', 'todo', ''))]
Output:
[]

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Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Define a function named 'test' that takes a list of strings 'strs' and a substring 'substr' as input
def test(strs, substr):
    # Use a list comprehension to filter strings in 'strs' that contain the given 'substr'
    return [s for s in strs if substr in s]

# Create a list of strings 'strs' with specific elements
strs = ['cat', 'car', 'fear', 'center']

# Print the original list of strings
print("Original strings:")
print(strs)

# Assign a specific substring 'substrs' to the variable
substrs = 'ca'

# Print the substring
print("Substring: " + substrs)

# Print a message indicating the operation to be performed on the list
print("Strings in the said list containing a given substring:")

# Print the result of the test function applied to the 'strs' list with the given substring
print(test(strs, substrs))

# Create a different list of strings 'strs' with specific elements
strs = ['cat', 'dog', 'shatter', 'donut', 'at', 'todo', '']

# Print the original list of strings
print("\nOriginal strings:")
print(strs)

# Assign a different substring 'substrs' to the variable
substrs = 'o'

# Print the substring
print("Substring: " + substrs)

# Print a message indicating the operation to be performed on the list
print("Strings in the said list containing a given substring:")

# Print the result of the test function applied to the modified 'strs' list with the updated substring
print(test(strs, substrs))

# Create another list of strings 'strs' with specific elements
strs = ['cat', 'dog', 'shatter', 'donut', 'at', 'todo', '']

# Print the original list of strings
print("\nOriginal strings:")
print(strs)

# Assign a different substring 'substrs' to the variable
substrs = 'oe'

# Print the substring
print("Substring: " + substrs)

# Print a message indicating the operation to be performed on the list
print("Strings in the said list containing a given substring:")

# Print the result of the test function applied to the modified 'strs' list with the updated substring
print(test(strs, substrs))

Sample Output:

Original strings:
['cat', 'car', 'fear', 'center']
Substring: ca
Strings in the said list containing a given substring:
['cat', 'car']

Original strings:
['cat', 'dog', 'shatter', 'donut', 'at', 'todo', '']
Substring: o
Strings in the said list containing a given substring:
['dog', 'donut', 'todo']

Original strings:
['cat', 'dog', 'shatter', 'donut', 'at', 'todo', '']
Substring: oe
Strings in the said list containing a given substring:
[]

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to return all strings from a list that contain a specified substring.
• Write a Python program to use filter() and lambda to select strings containing a given substring.
• Write a Python program to iterate through a list and check for inclusion of a substring using the in operator.
• Write a Python program to implement a case-insensitive search for strings that include a target substring.

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