Cannot find keyword using regular expression

Asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:10

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Am trying to find a certain keyword in url string like so

import re
test = re.match(r'coo', 'https://example.com/coo-dropped-today/', flags=re.IGNORECASE)

but when test my test variable using type(test) it presents me with <class 'NoneType'>.

But when i run the same string through regexpal i seem to find a match as evidenced from the screenshot below

This is not a complex regex expression so am guessing regex parsers or engines don't matter.

Why i am unable to find a match in my python code? Thank you.

asked Dec 12 '18 at 18:10

kellymandem

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`re.match` only searches at the start of the string. – Wiktor Stribiżew Dec 12 '18 at 18:12
You're using a `javascript` regular expression tester. Here's an online one for Python (https://pythex.org/) – Ryan Wilson Dec 12 '18 at 18:12
@RyanWilson i know but given the fact that is a simple regular expression, my guess is it should not matter – kellymandem Dec 12 '18 at 18:14

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