How to check if a string exists in a file in Python?

Question

I want to search the given word in a file, if it exists I need to print `yes` else `no`. How can I do that?

Divya · Accepted Answer

Try below code,

```python
with open('file.txt') as f:
     if 'hello' in f.read():
         print('Yes')
    else:
         print('No')
```

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