Function match

Lib/re/__init__.py:164–167

Try to apply the pattern at the start of the string, returning a Match object, or None if no match was found.

(pattern, string, flags=0)

# public interface

def match(pattern, string, flags=0):
    """Try to apply the pattern at the start of the string, returning
    a Match object, or None if no match was found."""
    return _compile(pattern, flags).match(string)

def fullmatch(pattern, string, flags=0):
    """Try to apply the pattern to all of the string, returning