Function prefixmatch

Lib/re/__init__.py:163–166

Try to apply the pattern at the start of the string, returning a Match object, or None if no match was found.

(pattern, string, flags=0)

# public interface

def prefixmatch(pattern, string, flags=0):
    """Try to apply the pattern at the start of the string, returning
    a Match object, or None if no match was found."""
    return _compile(pattern, flags).prefixmatch(string)

# Our original name which was less explicitly clear about the behavior for prefixmatch.
match = prefixmatch