How do I understand this kind of output?

Question

import re

pattern = r"[aeiou]"

hello = re.search(pattern, "grey")
print(hello.group)

>>>
<built-in method group of re.Match object at 0x02F2C6B0>

Answer 1

group() is a method of the.Match, so you should be calling it as a method and not printing the function itself.

print(hello.group(0))

Answer 2

hello = re.findall(pattern, "grey")

print(hello)

Answer 3

In addition: You should never use group() alone because it will raise an exception if the pattern doesn't match the string

if hello: # there is a match
print(hello.group(0))
else:
pass # no match => no group(0)

Answer 4

Hatsy Rei but if if i did anyway, what does the output means

Answer 5

i tried indexing and it worked. thanks

Answer 6

Anna this one works too.
means i'll have to use braces

Answer 7

it returns the first letter matched.
what if i need a list of all letters matched

Answer 8

thanks, i now should not forget earlier lessons