has_sequential_chars.py

def has_sequential_chars(string1, string2, n):
    """
    Check if any n sequential characters from string1 appear in string2.

    Args:
    string1 (str): The first string to check.
    string2 (str): The second string in which to look for sequences.
    n (int): The length of the sequence to check.

    Returns:
    bool: True if any n sequential characters from string1 are found in string2, False otherwise.
    """

    # Check if n is larger than the length of string1.
    if n > len(string1):
        return False, ""

    # Iterate over string1 and check for each n-length substring in string2
    comparison_string = ""
    for i in range(len(string1) - n + 1):
        comparison_string = string1[i : i + n]
        if comparison_string in string2:
            return True, comparison_string

    return False, comparison_string