[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.3 -> default): #16304: merge with 3.3.
ezio.melotti
python-checkins at python.org
Sun Nov 4 06:00:23 CET 2012
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/63b45c959a2a
changeset: 80235:63b45c959a2a
parent: 80230:58776cc74e89
parent: 80234:7fde4b4f7e56
user: Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com>
date: Sun Nov 04 07:00:04 2012 +0200
summary:
#16304: merge with 3.3.
files:
Doc/library/re.rst | 13 ++++++++++---
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -824,9 +824,16 @@
Match Objects
-------------
-Match objects always have a boolean value of :const:`True`. This lets you
-use a simple if-statement to test whether a match was found. Match objects
-support the following methods and attributes:
+Match objects always have a boolean value of ``True``.
+Since :meth:`~regex.match` and :meth:`~regex.search` return ``None``
+when there is no match, you can test whether there was a match with a simple
+``if`` statement::
+
+ match = re.search(pattern, string)
+ if match:
+ process(match)
+
+Match objects support the following methods and attributes:
.. method:: match.expand(template)
--
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
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