Python Function Reference

re.compile

Compile a regular expression pattern into a regular expression object, which can be used for matching using its match(), search() and other methods.

Python 3.13

re.compile(pattern, flags=0)

pattern

The regular expression to compile.

flags

Flags that modify the expression`s behavior.

Examples

Python 3.13

>>> import re
>>> prog = re.compile(r'\d+')
>>> prog.findall('12 drummers')
['12', '11']