a question on re

[Fredrik Lundh]

eight02645999 at yahoo.com wrote

> i tried to search 2 patterns
>
> pat1 = re.compile("blah")
> pat2 = re.compile("blah2")
>
>
> if i do
> if re.findall(pat1,something) and re.findall(pat2,something):
>                do something
>
> if does not work
>
> but when i do a nest if,
>
> if re.findall(pat1,something) :
>                if re.findall(pat2,something):
>                            do something
>
> it works..
>
> please advise on why the first code doesnt work.

is this the actual code you were using ?  and the actual patterns ?
what's in "something" ?

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