abcd wrote: > how can i determine if a given character sequence matches my regex, > completely? > > in java for example I can do, > Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(input).matches() > > this returns True/False whether or not input matches the regex > completely. > > is there a matches in python?
Yes. It's called match and it's in the re module (http://docs.python.org/lib/module-re.html) Python's re.match() matches from the start of the string, so if you want to ensure that the whole string matches completely you'll probably want to end your re pattern with the "$" character (depending on what the rest of your pattern matches.) HTH, ~Simon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
