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diff --git a/docs/library/re.rst b/docs/library/re.rst index 19b15d2d2..b8aeefd90 100644 --- a/docs/library/re.rst +++ b/docs/library/re.rst @@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ Regex objects Compiled regular expression. Instances of this class are created using `re.compile()`. -.. method:: regex.match(string) - regex.search(string) +.. method:: regex.match(string, [pos, [endpos]]) + regex.search(string, [pos, [endpos]]) regex.sub(replace, string, count=0, flags=0, /) Similar to the module-level functions :meth:`match`, :meth:`search` @@ -163,6 +163,16 @@ Compiled regular expression. Instances of this class are created using Using methods is (much) more efficient if the same regex is applied to multiple strings. + The optional second parameter *pos* gives an index in the string where the + search is to start; it defaults to ``0``. This is not completely equivalent + to slicing the string; the ``'^'`` pattern character matches at the real + beginning of the string and at positions just after a newline, but not + necessarily at the index where the search is to start. + + The optional parameter *endpos* limits how far the string will be searched; + it will be as if the string is *endpos* characters long, so only the + characters from *pos* to ``endpos - 1`` will be searched for a match. + .. method:: regex.split(string, max_split=-1, /) Split a *string* using regex. If *max_split* is given, it specifies |