A moderately complicated example:
- >>> m = re.match(r"(?P<first_name>\w+) (?P<last_name>\w+)", "Malcom Reynolds")
+ >>> m = re.match(r"(?P<first_name>\w+) (?P<last_name>\w+)", "Malcolm Reynolds")
>>> m.group('first_name')
- 'Malcom'
+ 'Malcolm'
>>> m.group('last_name')
'Reynolds'
Named groups can also be referred to by their index:
>>> m.group(1)
- 'Malcom'
+ 'Malcolm'
>>> m.group(2)
'Reynolds'
the subgroup name. The *default* argument is used for groups that did not
participate in the match; it defaults to ``None``. For example:
- >>> m = re.match(r"(?P<first_name>\w+) (?P<last_name>\w+)", "Malcom Reynolds")
+ >>> m = re.match(r"(?P<first_name>\w+) (?P<last_name>\w+)", "Malcolm Reynolds")
>>> m.groupdict()
- {'first_name': 'Malcom', 'last_name': 'Reynolds'}
+ {'first_name': 'Malcolm', 'last_name': 'Reynolds'}
.. method:: MatchObject.start([group])