Question

The function of re.search is __________

(a) Matches a pattern at the start of the string

(b) Matches a pattern at the end of the string

(c) Matches a pattern from any part of a string

(d) Such a function does not exist

The question was asked during a job interview.

Query is from Regular Expressions topic in chapter Regular Expressions and Files of Python

Answer 1

The correct option is (c) Matches a pattern from any part of a string

The best I can explain: The re module of Python consists of a function re.search. It’s function is to match a pattern from anywhere in a string.