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numpy.core.defchararray.index

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

Like find, but raises ValueError when the substring is not found.

Calls str.index element-wise.

Parameters:
a : array_like of str or unicode
sub : str or unicode
start, end : int, optional
Returns:
out : ndarray

Output array of ints. Returns -1 if sub is not found.

See also

find, str.find

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