[Tutor] Comparing a string

[Jonas Melian]

Alan G wrote:
>>I'm tryin compare a string with a value with style of
> 
> Use regular expressions and turn it around:
> 
> import re
> s = 'i686'
> ex = re.compile('i?86')
> if ex.match(s): print 'they match!'
> 
> Is that what you mean?
> 
> Alan G.
> 
> 

Thanks, that's the way. But in a expression regular ('i?86') it would be:

('i[0-9]86') or ('i\d86') for match a number