ser.str.contains()

ser.str.contains(substring)

Tests if a substring is contained within each element of the Series.

Input:

substring : string

String to search for.

Returns:

Returns a Series with a boolean value for each element expressing if each element contained the inputted substring.

Return Type:

Series

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comment_ser = pets.get('Owner_Comment')
comment_ser

• 0" There are no bad dogs, only bad owners."
• 1"My best birthday present ever!!!"
• 2"****All you need is love and a cat.****"
• 3"Love is a wet nose and a wagging tail."
• 4"Be the person your dog thinks you are."
• 5"No, thank you!"
• 6"No, thank you!"
• 7"No, thank you!"

Name: Owner_Comment, dtype: object

comment_ser.str.contains('dog')

• 0True
• 1False
• 2False
• 3False
• 4True
• 5False
• 6False
• 7False

Name: Owner_Comment, dtype: bool