simple regexp nonmatching issue

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Can someone help me with what seems like a simple reg exp question? I am using python 2.7.13. I don't understand why the second test does not match

>>> p = re.compile("bananas")
>>> p.match("bananas123")
>>> <_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x1025aab28>
>>> p.match("123bananas")
>>>

(no match)

Read docs: *`re.match()` will only match at the beginning of the string..* — revo, Jun 05 '17 at 05:19

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '17 at 05:19

4

You want re.search().

From the (DOCS)

Python offers two different primitive operations based on regular expressions: re.match() checks for a match only at the beginning of the string, while re.search() checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does by default).

answered Jun 05 '17 at 05:19

Stephen Rauch

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There are zillions of such questions posted every week. No need to repeat that - vote to close such questions as duplicates. – Wiktor Stribiżew Jun 05 '17 at 07:13

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