re
Stdlib — TextPython 2.0+Intermediate
Regular expression matching, searching, and substitution
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
- Dependencies
- None — Python Standard Library
- Install
Included with Python
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
import re text = "Contact: john@email.com or jane@example.org" emails = re.findall(r'[\w.]+@[\w.]+', text) print(f"Found emails: {emails}") # Replace result = re.sub(r'\d+', 'X', "Order #123, Item #456") print(result)
The re module is part of Python's standard library. Regular expression matching, searching, and substitution.
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