[Tutor] a little help with the re odule

[nathan tech]

Hi there


I hope everyone is well.


I'm trying to do a little bit of work with the re module but have rather 
gotten stuck and am hoping someone will be able to fill in the gaps in 
my understanding.


First, what I'm trying to do:


I want to match one string to another, but the match pattern has to be 
flexible.

In this regard, what I'd like to do is:

User supplies: The cat sat on the mat.

The match pattern is: The * sat on the *

Now with this example a bit of work with the \w match would work fine.


What I can not figure out is lets say I have the match pattern: The * 
sat on the *

What I want to do is for that to match all of the following:

the cat sat on the mat

The dog sat on the shoe

The dog and the cat sat on the hoverboard.

The big angry mouse sat on the mat and ate it.


Is this even possible?


Thanks for any help.

Nathan