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Reputation: 16275

If string is equal to regex in Python?

Is there any way to check if a string is exactly equal to a regular expression in Python? For example, if the regex is \d\s\d, it should allow strings 1 5, 8 2, etc, but not lorem 9 4 ipsum or a7 3.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 4830

Answers (1)

Matt Ball
Matt Ball

Reputation: 359786

Strings and regex are different types. I think you're looking to check not whether a string is "exactly equal to" a regex, but that the regex matches the entire string. To do that, just use start and end anchors (^ and $, respectively) in the regex. For example:

^\d\s\d$

instead of

\d\s\d

Upvotes: 9

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