Schüle Daniel wrote: > Hello @all, > > >>> p = re.compile(r"(\d+) = \1 + 0") > >>> p.search("123 = 123 + 0") > > 'search' returns None but I would expect it to > find 123 in group(1) > > Am I using something that is not supported by Python > RegExp engine or what is the problem with my regexp?
plus matches one or more instances of the previous item. to make it match a plug sign, you have to escape it: p = re.compile(r"(\d+) = \1 \+ 0") </F>
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