gistfile1.py

import re

def get_tag(body,tag):
    T = re.findall('<%s.*?>(.*?)</%s>' % (tag,tag),body,re.S)
    if T: return T[0]
    else: return ''
    
def main():
    page = open("check.html", "rb").read().decode('utf-8')
    print(get_tag(page,"title"))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()