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Bug #1625381: clarify match vs search introduction.

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Georg Brandl 2007-08-23 21:36:05 +00:00
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@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ Matching vs Searching
Python offers two different primitive operations based on regular expressions:
match and search. If you are accustomed to Perl's semantics, the search
operation is what you're looking for. See the :func:`search` function and
corresponding method of compiled regular expression objects.
**match** checks for a match only at the beginning of the string, while
**search** checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does
by default).
Note that match may differ from search using a regular expression beginning with
``'^'``: ``'^'`` matches only at the start of the string, or in
Note that match may differ from search even when using a regular expression
beginning with ``'^'``: ``'^'`` matches only at the start of the string, or in
:const:`MULTILINE` mode also immediately following a newline. The "match"
operation succeeds only if the pattern matches at the start of the string
regardless of mode, or at the starting position given by the optional *pos*