Soft-deprecating re.match()
Python 3.15 soft-deprecates re.match(), introducing the clearer alternative re.prefixmatch()
Python 3.15 release manager Hugo van Kemenade announced that re.match() is being soft-deprecated, meaning new code should avoid it but it will not be removed. A clearer function, re.prefixmatch(), reflects the anchoring behavior at the start of the string. Developers are advised to prefer re.search() or re.fullmatch() in most cases.
15