#---------------------------------------------------------
# Module name: re_play.py
#              A simple 'framework' for playing with Python
#                 regular expressions (via the re module)
# By: Sharon M. Tuttle
# last modified: 10-18-05
#---------------------------------------------------------

import re

# my_regex_obj = re.compile(r'type MY RAW RE STRING here')
my_regex_obj = re.compile(r'[\s,.]')

for ctr in range(0, 5):
    next_string = raw_input("next string to check: ")
    found_it = my_regex_obj.search(next_string)
    if found_it:
        print 'MATCHED:', '<' + found_it.group() + '>', 'in',\
              '<' + next_string + '>'
    else:
        print 'NO MATCH in', '<' + next_string + '>'

# end of re_play.py