Question

How to match the entire string with regular expression in Python

Answer 1

import re     
 
s = 'python programming'     
pattern = 'python'     
  
se = re.search(pattern, s)     
print('search:', se)

fm = re.fullmatch(pattern, s)     
print('fullmatch:', fm)

pattern = 'python programming' 
fm = re.fullmatch(pattern, s)     
print('fullmatch:', fm)
     
     
     
'''
run:
 
search: <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 6), match='python'>
fullmatch: None
fullmatch: <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 18), match='python programming'>
 
'''

 

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