String count with overlapping occurrences

Question

What\'s the best way to count the number of occurrences of a given string, including overlap in Python? This is one way:

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Answer 1

If strings are large, you want to use Rabin-Karp, in summary:

• a rolling window of substring size, moving over a string
• a hash with O(1) overhead for adding and removing (i.e. move by 1 char)
• implemented in C or relying on pypy