bioin.pattern_count

bioin.pattern_count(pattern, text)

The number of times that a pattern appears as a substring of text.

Parameters:

• pattern (str) – the substring pattern to find in the given text.
• text (str) – the string space for looking.

Returns:

String, number of substring pattern that appears in text.

Examples

Count the frequency (overlapping occurrences also counts) of a substring, i.e. pattern in the given string, i.e. text.

>>> pattern = "GCG"
>>> text = "GCGCG"
>>> count = pattern_count(pattern, text)
>>> count
    2