re
The re module is used to perform regular-expression pattern matching and replacement in strings. Both ordinary and Unicode strings are supported. Regular-expression patterns are specified as strings containing a mix of text and special-character sequences. Because patterns often make extensive use of special characters and the backslash, they’re usually written as “raw” strings, such as r'(?P<int>\d+)\.(\d*)'. For the remainder of this section, all regular-expression patterns are denoted using the raw string syntax.
The following special-character sequences are recognized in regular expression patterns:
| Character(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| text | Matches the literal string text. |
| . | Matches any character except newline. |
| ^ | Matches the start of a string. |
| $ | Matches the ... |
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