gistfile1.py

Python 2.7.2 (default, Aug  1 2011, 14:44:17) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2335.15.00)] on darwin
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>>> import re
>>> m = re.match("a", "alpha")
>>> m
<_sre.SRE_Match object at 0x10044c920>
>>> dir(m)
['__class__', '__copy__', '__deepcopy__', '__delattr__', '__doc__', '__format__', '__getattribute__', 
'__hash__', '__init__', '__new__', '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__setattr__', 
'__sizeof__', '__str__', '__subclasshook__', 'end', 'endpos', 'expand', 'group', 'groupdict', 'groups', 
'lastgroup', 'lastindex', 'pos', 're', 'regs', 'span', 'start', 'string']