Match a word at the beginning¶
pattern = ‘^w+’
Write a python program that matches a word at the beginning of a string.
import re
def text_match(S):
pattern = '^\w+'
if re.search(pattern, S):
return 'Found a match!'
else:
return('Not matched!')
# test
print(text_match("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."))
print(text_match(" The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."))
Output:
Found a match!
Not matched!