Unit.
match
(pattern, old=False)¶Pattern matching.
Wild symbols match all.
Return None
when expression (self) does not match
with pattern. Otherwise return a dictionary such that:
pattern.xreplace(self.match(pattern)) == self
Examples
>>> from sympy import Wild
>>> from sympy.abc import x, y
>>> p = Wild("p")
>>> q = Wild("q")
>>> r = Wild("r")
>>> e = (x+y)**(x+y)
>>> e.match(p**p)
{p_: x + y}
>>> e.match(p**q)
{p_: x + y, q_: x + y}
>>> e = (2*x)**2
>>> e.match(p*q**r)
{p_: 4, q_: x, r_: 2}
>>> (p*q**r).xreplace(e.match(p*q**r))
4*x**2
The old
flag will give the old-style pattern matching where
expressions and patterns are essentially solved to give the
match. Both of the following give None unless old=True
:
>>> (x - 2).match(p - x, old=True)
{p_: 2*x - 2}
>>> (2/x).match(p*x, old=True)
{p_: 2/x**2}