Re: Clarify Regex in Python.

2006-09-12 Thread Terry Hancock
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After may frustrated attempts I came to know that "match" function > in python re package actually start the matchs at the begining of the > subject, where "search" will find the given pattern any where in the > subject. > > My Problem is, I want to know how can I f

Re: Clarify Regex in Python.

2006-09-12 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
k, people, thanks for ur replys. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Clarify Regex in Python.

2006-09-12 Thread Fredrik Lundh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know there r many more methods to do the job, I just wonder can we > turnoff the default behaviour of match method. that's not the "default behaviour", that's how match works. if you want search, use search instead. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyt

Re: Clarify Regex in Python.

2006-09-12 Thread John Machin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Erm, is there some specific reason why you can't just use the search > > method? Why does it *have* to be match()? > > > > regards > > Steve > > > I know there r many more methods to do the job, I just wonder can we > turnoff the default behaviour of match method. >

Re: Clarify Regex in Python.

2006-09-12 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Erm, is there some specific reason why you can't just use the search > method? Why does it *have* to be match()? > > regards > Steve I know there r many more methods to do the job, I just wonder can we turnoff the default behaviour of match method. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman

Re: Clarify Regex in Python.

2006-09-12 Thread Steve Holden
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After may frustrated attempts I came to know that "match" function in > python re package actually start the matchs at the begining of the > subject, where "search" will find the given pattern any where in the > subject. > > My Problem is, I want to know how can I force

Re: Clarify Regex in Python.

2006-09-12 Thread A.M. Kuchling
On 12 Sep 2006 05:07:03 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My Problem is, I want to know how can I force match functions to match > the pattern any location in the subject. i.e I want to turn off before > said behaviour. Use search() instead; that's why the method is th