[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm looking for the best way to check if regular expression return
> true (it's mean - there is a match). for example, i want "if" that
> check if this regular expression: .*born.*to.* has a match.
>
> What's the way to do that simply?
>
A failed match returns None. A successful match returns a match object.
So the easiest way to check for a successful match is
pat = re.compile(...)
....
m = pat.match(some_string)
if m:
... you got a match ...
else:
... you didn't ...
regards
Steve
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