import re m = re.search(r"a+", "caaab") assert m.group(0) == "aaa" m = re.match(r"(?ms)foo.*\Z", "foo\nbar") assert m.group(0) == "foo\nbar" assert re.match(r"a+", "caaab") is None m = re.match(r"a+", "aaaab") assert m.group(0) == "aaaa" assert re.sub("a", "z", "caaab") == "czzzb" assert re.sub("a+", "z", "caaab") == "czb" assert re.sub("a", lambda m: m.group(0) * 2, "caaab") == "caaaaaab" m = re.match(r"(\d+)\.(\d+)", "24.1632") assert m.groups() == ('24', '1632') assert m.group(2, 1) == ('1632', '24') assert re.escape(r"1243*&[]_dsfAd") == r"1243\*\&\[\]_dsfAd" assert re.split('x*', 'foo') == ['foo'] assert re.split("(?m)^$", "foo\n\nbar\n") == ["foo\n\nbar\n"] assert re.split('\W+', 'Words, words, words.') == ['Words', 'words', 'words', ''] assert re.split('(\W+)', 'Words, words, words.') == ['Words', ', ', 'words', ', ', 'words', '.', ''] assert re.split('\W+', 'Words, words, words.', 1) == ['Words', 'words, words.'] assert re.split('[a-f]+', '0a3B9', flags=re.IGNORECASE) == ['0', '3', '9'] assert re.split('(\W+)', '...words, words...') == ['', '...', 'words', ', ', 'words', '...', '']