[Python-ideas] Re: re.match(pattern, string, require=True)

On Sun, 22 Oct 2023 at 11:29, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

I think what the OP wants is to have re.match either return a match or raise an exception.

Yes, and my point is that simply attempting to access an attribute will do exactly that. It's not a silent failure. Why create a new argument, then mandate that you use it everywhere, just to achieve what's already happening? ChrisA