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python match not working

Smole PP answered on March 6, 2024 Popularity 3/10 Helpfulness 2/10

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python match not working

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# Is your regex perfectly correct yet still not working?
# You may be using re.match() instead of re.search()
# Difference between match() and search():
# -> Match: Only checks if the RE matches at the beginning of the string
# -> Search: Scan forward through the string for a match

# | Wrong |
print(re.match('super', 'superstition').span())
# -> (0, 5)
print(re.match('super', 'insuperable'))
# -> None

# | Right |
print(re.search('super', 'superstition').span())
# -> (0, 5)
print(re.search('super', 'insuperable').span())
# -> (2, 7)

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