# Tested By Orvi nStr = 'AUDRYBERNITAEATVIVANBROOKSEATJENIEATMICHALELASANDRALATIAEATLIDIAEATDEANDRAEATSYBILEATMONROEEATLATRISHAALTAEATDERICKEATROSANNLEVILIBBYKIRSTENCHARLESEATELLYNEATJANEEEATSTASIAEATJULIETTARANDIEATNORBERTSAGEEATARACELIKATINAMERNAEATISAIASWINNIEEATARLETHAEATMILOCAMIEEATANNABELEATLEANORABERTHASYBLECHANAEATREAGANERICKVALENTINAEATDORETHEASEBASTIANKRISROBERTAEATIVONNEEATAI' pattern = 'EAT' count =0 flag=True start=0 while flag: a = nStr.find(pattern,start) # find() returns -1 if the word is not found, #start i the starting index from the search starts(default value is 0) if a==-1: #if pattern not found set flag to False flag=False else: # if word is found increase count and set starting index to a+1 count+=1 start=a+1 print(count)
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