regex_match.py

import re

# re.match(pattern, string, flags=0)

# line = "Cats are smarter than dogs"

# matchObj = re.match( r'(.*) are (.*?) .*', line, re.M|re.I)

# if matchObj:
#    print "matchObj.group() : ", matchObj.group()
#    print "matchObj.group(1) : ", matchObj.group(1)
#    print "matchObj.group(2) : ", matchObj.group(2)
# else:
#    print "No match!!"



text = """XF is not a bid for revolution, but a wager on the long game of history, demanding imagination, dexterity and persistence."""

# # matchRe = re.match( r'(.*) are (.*?) .*', text, re.M|re.I)
# matchRe = re.match( r',{2,}', text, re.M|re.I)

# if matchRe:
#   print "matchRE::::", matchRE.group()
# else: 
#   print "No match !!"


# line.partition(keyword)


# text = 'Allowed Hello Hollow'
# for m in re.finditer('ll', text):
#       print('ll found', m.start(), m.end())

print text.count(',')