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gh-86519: Update docs for prefixmatch #148096

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Update regex HOWTO for re.prefixmatch
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Update fnmatch to prefixmatch
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Revise 'prefixmatch() versus search()'
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Trim a bit more from 'prefixmatch() versus search()'
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Trim a bit more from 'prefixmatch() versus search()'
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hugovk committed Apr 4, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -1288,9 +1288,7 @@ misunderstood.

:func:`!prefixmatch` aka :func:`!match` only checks if the RE matches at the
beginning of the string while :func:`!search` scans forward through the
string for a match. :func:`!prefixmatch` only reports a successful match which
starts at zero; if the match wouldn't start at zero, :func:`!prefixmatch` will
*not* report it. ::
string for a match. ::

>>> print(re.prefixmatch('super', 'superstition').span())
(0, 5)
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