John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, > > This works but is a bit slow, I guess I'll have to live with it. > Any chance this could be sped up in python?
Sure (untested code):
def count_with_overlaps(needle, haystack):
count = 0
pos = 0
while True:
where = haystack.index(needle, pos)
if where == -1: return count
count += 1
pos = where + 1
Alex
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