Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info> added the comment:
You don't escape the text you are searching. Try this:
py> re.match(re.escape('-'), "-")
<_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 1), match='-'>
py> re.match(re.escape('a-c'), "a-c")
<_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 3), match='a-c'>
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nosy: +steven.daprano
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