On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:48:00 +0300, Jussi Piitulainen wrote: > iMath writes: > >> I only know the dollar sign ($) will match a pattern from the end of a >> string, but which method does it work with, re.match() or re.search() > > It works with both. With re.match, the pattern has to match at the start > of the string _and_ the $ has to match the end of the string (or a > line); re.search scans the string until it finds a suitable start. > > What was the weird character that you used as a question mark? I removed > them because they confuse the newsreader I use.
It shows fine in my news reader, perhaps you should consider changing to one that works properly (btw I am using pan on a fedora 17 netbook) -- Q: Why is Microsoft's Product Support a failure? A: Because Microsoft needs a Support Group instead. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list