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The documentation for re.match(...) is explicit that it only matches at position 0. If you're asking this question, what you probably want is re.search(...) to match at any point within the string.
#2: Post edited
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Michael
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2025-06-04T12:52:06Z (2 days ago)
What you want is `re.search(...)`. The documentation is explicit that `re.match(...)` only matches at position 0.
- The documentation for `re.match(...)` is explicit that it only matches at position 0.
- If you're asking this question, what you probably want is `re.search(...)` to match at any point within the string.
#1: Initial revision
by
Michael
·
2025-06-04T12:49:10Z (2 days ago)
What you want is `re.search(...)`. The documentation is explicit that `re.match(...)` only matches at position 0.