#!/usr/bin/env python
     # encoding: utf-8
     #
     # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
     #
     """Match objects.
     """
     #end_pymotw_header
     
     import re
     
     pattern = 'this'
     text = 'Does this text match the pattern?'
     
     match = re.search(pattern, text)
     
     s = match.start()
     e = match.end()
     
     print 'Found "%s" in "%s" from %d to %d ("%s")' % \
         (match.re.pattern, match.string, s, e, text[s:e])