#!/usr/bin/python3 import re line = "Cats are smarter than dogs"; matchObj = re.match( r'dogs', line, re.M|re.I) if matchObj: print ("match --> matchObj.group() : ", matchObj.group()) else: print ("No match!!") matchObj = re.search( r'dogs', line, re.M|re.I) if matchObj: print ("search --> matchObj.group() : ", matchObj.group()) else: print ("No match!!")