[Python-Dev] a feature i'd like to see in python #2: indexing of match objects (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Sun Dec 3 20:14:17 CET 2006


Martin v. Löwis wrote:

match groups are numbered 1..N, not 0..(N-1), in both the API and in the RE syntax (and we don't have much control over the latter). py> m = re.match("a(b)","ab") py> m.group(0) 'ab' py> m.group(1) 'b'

0 isn't a group, it's an alias for the full match.



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