Regex problem with multiline matches

[Skip Montanaro]

    >>>> print re.compile( "b(.)", re.M ).match( "aa\nbb" )
    None

Randall,

The match method anchors the search at the beginning of the string.  Try the
search method instead:

    >>> print re.compile( "b(.)", re.M ).search( "aa\nbb" )
    <re.MatchObject instance at 8125338>

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