#!/usr/bin/env python # encoding: utf-8 # # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann. All rights reserved. # """Matching vs. searching """ #end_pymotw_header import re text = 'This is some text -- with punctuation.' pattern = 'is' print 'Text :', text print 'Pattern:', pattern m = re.match(pattern, text) print 'Match :', m s = re.search(pattern, text) print 'Search :', s