Regex in python

Question

i have learnt a lot about the regex and patterns in python but i can't do it
i understood that if i want to make a pattern i have to do it like this pattern=r"blabla"
i tried it on pycharm on pc put it didn't work
the code was like that

import re
pat=r"abcd"
i ="abcd"
if re.match(pat,i): print "it works "
else: print"smthg is wrong"
the output was always "smthg is wrong"

what did i miss?!!

Answer 1

Maybe you forgot to write parentheses for the print function.

Try it:

import re
pat = r"abcd"
i = "abcd"
if re.match(pat,i):
print ("it works ")
else:
print ("smthg is wrong")

Answer 2

try to use search method:
if re.search(pat, i)

Answer 3

don't think so
cuz i tried it in many ways but always the same result