difference between find and index

Question

I am new to python and cannot quite understand the difference between find and index.

>>> line
\'hi, this is ABC oh my god!!\'
>>> line.fi         


        

Answer 1

@falsetru provided an explanation about the difference between functions, I did a performance test between them.

"""Performance tests of 'find' and 'index' functions.

Results:
using_index t = 0.0259 sec
using_index t = 0.0290 sec
using_index t = 0.6851 sec

using_find t = 0.0301 sec
using_find t = 0.0282 sec
using_find t = 0.6875 sec

Summary:
    Both (find and index) functions have the same performance.
"""


def using_index(text: str, find: str) -> str:
    """Returns index position if found otherwise raises ValueError."""
    return text.index(find)


def using_find(text: str, find: str) -> str:
    """Returns index position if found otherwise -1."""
    return text.find(find)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    from timeit import timeit

    texts = [
        "short text to search" * 10,
        "long text to search" * 10000,
        "long_text_with_find_at_the_end" * 10000 + " to long",
    ]

    for f in [using_index, using_find]:
        for text in texts:
            t = timeit(stmt="f(text, ' ')", number=10000, globals=globals())
            print(f"{f.__name__} {t = :.4f} sec")
        print()