search/replace in Python (solved)

[Leif K-Brooks]

Vamsee Krishna Gomatam wrote:
> text = re.sub( "<google>([^<]*)</google>", r'<a
> href="http://www.google.com/search?q=\1">\1</a>', text )

But see what happens when text contains spaces, or quotes, or
ampersands, or...