Definition
The rindex() method finds the last occurrence of the specified value. It raises an exception if the value is not found. This method is almost the same as the rfind() method.
Syntax
string.rindex(value, start, end)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| value | Required. The value to search for |
| start | Optional. Where to start the search. Default is 0 |
| end | Optional. Where to end the search. Default is to the end of the string |
Examples:
testStr = "Welcome to the Python tutorials. Python is a scripting language."
result = testStr.rindex("Python")
print(result)
# using the start and end parameters
testStr = "Welcome to the Python tutorials. Python is a scripting language."
result = testStr.rindex("t", 10, 25)
print(result)
# comparison between rindex() and rfind()
testStr = "Welcome to the Python tutorials."
print(testStr.rfind("x"))
print(testStr.rindex("x"))