[Tutor] Help Python String Search

[Deitemeyer, Adam R]

Hello,
 
I'm a beginner Python user and I have simple python issue I can't seem
to solve.  I want to do a truth test on a string to see if a another
string is contained within it.  I found that typically the re module has
the methods to accomplish this.  However, every string I'm searching
begins with a metacharacter.  For example: if the string '*I need *help'
contains the word 'help' then true, else false..  Any advice you can
provide would be great. 
 
Thanks,
Adam
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