Method parse

parse/__init__.py:497–509

Match my format to the string exactly. Return a Result or Match instance or None if there's no match.

(self, string, evaluate_result=True)

        return self._format

    def parse(self, string, evaluate_result=True):
        """Match my format to the string exactly.

        Return a Result or Match instance or None if there's no match.
        """
        m = self._match_re.match(string)
        if m is None:
            return None

        if evaluate_result:
            return self.evaluate_result(m)
        else:
            return Match(self, m)

    def search(self, string, pos=0, endpos=None, evaluate_result=True):
        """Search the string for my format.