Position of Difference X28758

Statement

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Design a function @pos_dif(r, s)@ that, given two strings r and s, returns the first position at which r and s are different. If r and s are equal, the function must return −1.

Sample session

>>> pos_dif('pero', 'peros')
4
>>> pos_dif('alaska', 'alaska')
-1
>>> pos_dif('caramba', 'calabaza')
2
>>> pos_dif('alas', 'ala')
3

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Author: InfBesos
Language: English
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Original language: Catalan
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Official solutions: Python
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