Regex Getting everything in between, Python

Question

Why is this regex not working?

import re
i="<wx._controls.Button; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'wxButton *' at 0x2d040b0> >"
m = re.match("controls(.*)[;]", i)
if m:
    print m.group(1)

It returns nothing. I am trying to get everything in between, "controls" and ";" This solution works with other test cases however not with this one.

Read this [What is the difference between Python's re.search and re.match?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/180986/what-is-the-difference-between-pythons-re-search-and-re-match) — RanRag, May 26 '12 at 18:22

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '12 at 18:21

re.match only matches at the beginning of the string. You want re.search.

However, it looks like you're evaluating the result of repr on an object to get the class name. Why not just use obj.__class__.__name__ instead? On use duck typing and avoid code specific to individual classes.

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered May 26 '12 at 18:20

4

.match() looks from the beginning. You want .search().

answered May 26 '12 at 18:20

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