Use Getitem For Re Match Groups¶
Sourcery refactoring id: use-getitem-for-re-match-groups
¶
Description¶
Access groups in
re.Match
objects
using getitem
Before¶
m = re.match(r"(\w+) (\w+)", "Isaac Newton, physicist")
entire = m.group(0) # The entire match
first = m.group(1) # The first parenthesized subgroup.
After¶
m = re.match(r"(\w+) (\w+)", "Isaac Newton, physicist")
entire = m[0] # The entire match
first = m[1] # The first parenthesized subgroup.
Explanation¶
In Python 3.6 the ability to access groups from a match using __getitem__
was
introduced.
This is slightly shorter, and once you've understood that it is possible, easier
to read and understand.