import re
phones = ['(232)6896232', '(123)4567891']
def positions_regex(regulars, text):
	positions = []
	for item in regulars:
		pos = re.search(re.escape(item), text) # re.escape!
		if pos:
			positions.append({'start': pos.start(), 'end': pos.end()})
	return positions
 
def positions_literal(regulars, text):
	positions = []
	for item in regulars:
		pos = text.index(item) # re.escape!
		if pos > -1:
			positions.append({'start': pos, 'end': pos+len(item) })
	return positions
 
s = "(232)6896232 --- (123)4567891"
print(positions_regex(phones, s))
print(positions_literal(phones, s))

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