# File: re-example-3.py import re text = "Example 3: There is 1 date 10/25/95 in here!" m = re.search("(\d{1,2})/(\d{1,2})/(\d{2,4})", text) print m.group(1), m.group(2), m.group(3) month, day, year = m.group(1, 2, 3) print month, day, year date = m.group(0) print date