On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:08:10 +0200, magloca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
John Machin wrote:
import re
template = '^My name is alex'
The ^ is redundant.
Didn't the OP want to match only at the beginning of the string?
That's why it's "redundant" instead of "incorrect". ;)
re.match = match(
John Machin wrote:
>> import re
>> template = '^My name is alex'
>
> The ^ is redundant.
Didn't the OP want to match only at the beginning of the string?
m.
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On Aug 8, 1:53 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> use re module
Using re.match instead of str.startswith is overkill.
>
> import re
> template = '^My name is alex'
The ^ is redundant.
> astring = 'My name is alex, and I like pie'
> if re.match(template, astring):
> print 'Found it'
> else:
d then later testing to see what n was = to and figuring out if it got
> through the whole loop. I feel like there should be an easier way to do
> this, and probably is. So Does anyone have a suggestion?
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Okay, I have a fix for this problem, but it is messy and I think there might
be a better way. Her
Check out the built-in string.startswith() method.
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and figuring out if it got
through the whole loop. I feel like there should be an easier way to do
this, and probably is. So Does anyone have a suggestion?
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