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GH-98906 re module: search() vs. match() section should mention fullmatch() - #98916
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adding re.fullmatch with it's examples
| @@ -1565,18 +1565,22 @@ search() vs. match() | |||
| Python offers two different primitive operations based on regular expressions: | |||
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Maybe continue the style of this paragraph, so instead something like 'Python offers a few primitive ...' then '... re.fullmatch checks that the whole string is a match ...' (can change this wording up a bit too). I also think the None case can omitted since it wasn't mentioned in the previous two cases either.
| @@ -1586,6 +1590,7 @@ beginning of the string, whereas using :func:`search` with a regular expression | |||
| beginning with ``'^'`` will match at the beginning of each line. :: | |||
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| >>> re.match('X', 'A\nB\nX', re.MULTILINE) # No match | |||
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For consistency, other examples seem to use double quotes so this and re.search can be swapped over, or re.fullmatch can be changed to single quote (but optional).
| :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match. :func:`re.search` | ||
| checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does by default). |
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For better flow
| :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match. :func:`re.search` | |
| checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does by default). | |
| :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match, and | |
| :func:`re.search` checks for a match anywhere in the string | |
| (this is what Perl does by default). |
or perhaps even
| :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match. :func:`re.search` | |
| checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does by default). | |
| :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match, and | |
| :func:`re.search` checks for a match anywhere in the string. |
but I'll let Eric decide whether the Perl mention is necessary.
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My recommendation would be to use bullet points (and to reorder so that plain re.match is last, honestly it's a little bit of a footgun)
* :func:`re.search` checks for a match anywhere in the string
(this is what Perl does by default)
* :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match
* :func:`re.match` checks for a match only at the beginning of the string
| :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match. :func:`re.search` | ||
| checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does by default). |
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My recommendation would be to use bullet points (and to reorder so that plain re.match is last, honestly it's a little bit of a footgun)
* :func:`re.search` checks for a match anywhere in the string
(this is what Perl does by default)
* :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match
* :func:`re.match` checks for a match only at the beginning of the string
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update the examples where `re.match` and `re.search` shows a match but not `re.fullmatch`
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| <re.Match object; span=(0, 1), match='c'> | ||
| >>> re.search("c", "cdef") # Match | ||
| <re.Match object; span=(0, 1), match='c'> | ||
| >>> re.fullmatch("c", "cdef") # No Match |
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Sorry I wasn't clear. I think you need two examples for fullmatch:
re.fullmatch("p.*n", "python") # Match
re.fullmatch("r.*n", "python") # No match| >>> re.match("c", "cdef") # match | ||
| <re.Match object; span=(0, 1), match='c'> | ||
| >>> re.search("c", "cdef") # Match | ||
| <re.Match object; span=(0, 1), match='c'> |
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And I would not add these 2 examples. The existing examples are fine. The goal is to show that search() can match something that match() does not, with the same parameters to both.
| restrict the match at the beginning of the string:: | ||
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| >>> re.match("c", "abcdef") # No match | ||
| >>> re.fullmatch("c", "abcdef") # No Match |
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I would not add this. This section is trying to show the differences between search and match. Adding a fullmatch example just confuses things.
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Please delete the fullmatch line here.
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| restrict the match at the beginning of the string:: | ||
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| >>> re.match("c", "abcdef") # No match | ||
| >>> re.fullmatch("c", "abcdef") # No Match |
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Please delete the fullmatch line here.
| >>> re.match('X', 'A\nB\nX', re.MULTILINE) # No match | ||
| >>> re.search('^X', 'A\nB\nX', re.MULTILINE) # Match | ||
| >>> re.match("X", "A\nB\nX", re.MULTILINE) # No match | ||
| >>> re.fullmatch("X", "A\nB\nX", re.MULTILINE) # No Match |
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And delete thisfullmatch line also. This section doesn't need to mention fullmatch.
| + :func:`re.search` checks for a match anywhere in the string, | ||
| (this is what Perl does by default) | ||
| + :func:`re.fullmatch` checks for entire string to be a match | ||
| + :func:`re.match` checks for a match only at the beginning of the string |
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Please leave these in the order of match, then search, then fullmatch. That way the match the examples immediately below.
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Sorry for one additional small change. I'll commit it after this change.
| >>> re.match("c", "abcdef") # No match | ||
| >>> re.search("c", "abcdef") # Match | ||
| <re.Match object; span=(2, 3), match='c'> | ||
| >>> re.fullmatch("p.*n", "python") |
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Sorry I missed this: Can you add the "# Match" comment to this line?
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I have made the requested changes; please review again |
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Thanks for making the requested changes! @ericvsmith: please review the changes made to this pull request. |
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Nov 30, 2022
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Thanks @ramvikrams for the PR, and @ericvsmith for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.10, 3.11. |
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Nov 30, 2022
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GH-99912 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.11 branch. |
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Nov 30, 2022
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GH-99913 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.10 branch. |
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Nov 30, 2022
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thanks sir for your help |
Added the re.fullmatch() with it's examples
GH-98906
remodule:search() vs. match()section should mentionfullmatch()