Python regular expression question

[Gerrit Holl]

DJ wrote:
> I cant figure out a re that matches a string in a sentance.
> The string can be anywhere in the sentance
> 
> eg
> 
> "dog"
> 
> I walked my dog today

You don't need re's!

You can simply do:

line.index("dog")
http://www.python.org/dev/doc/devel/lib/string-methods.html

Or, with Python 2.3, even more simple:

"dog" in line
http://www.python.org/doc/2.3b1/whatsnew/node17.html

yours,
Gerrit.

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