def checkFile(file): hamlet = ['h', 'a', 'm', 'l', 'e', 't'] i = 0 line = 1 word = '' with open(file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as sampleCheck: for row in sampleCheck: for char in row: if char.lower() == hamlet[i]: i += 1 word += char if i == len(hamlet): print(line) i = 0 word = '' else: i = 0 word = '' line += 1 file = 'shakespeare.in' checkFile(file)