import re pattern = "# Something" text = "Here is # Something" print( re.search(pattern, text ) ) print( re.search(pattern, text, re.X ) ) print( re.search(re.escape(pattern), text, re.X ) )
Standard input is empty
<re.Match object; span=(8, 19), match='# Something'> <re.Match object; span=(0, 0), match=''> <re.Match object; span=(8, 19), match='# Something'>