正则匹配之贪婪和非贪婪——Python python贪婪和非贪婪

Python里数量词默认是贪婪的(在少数语言里也可能是默认非贪婪),总是尝试匹配尽可能多的字符;

非贪婪则相反,总是尝试匹配尽可能少的字符。

在"*","?","+","{m,n}"后面加上?,使贪婪变成非贪婪。

>>> s="This is a number 234-235-22-423"
>>> r=re.match(".+(d+-d+-d+-d+)",s)
>>> r.group(1)
'4-235-22-423'
>>> r=re.match(".+?(d+-d+-d+-d+)",s)
>>> r.group(1)
'234-235-22-423'
>>>
>>> re.match(r"aa(d+)","aa2343ddd").group(1)
'2343'
>>> re.match(r"aa(d+?)","aa2343ddd").group(1)
'2'
>>> re.match(r"aa(d+)ddd","aa2343ddd").group(1) 
'2343'
>>> re.match(r"aa(d+?)ddd","aa2343ddd").group(1)
'2343'
>>>