#python 3.6 
#蔡军生  
#http://blog.csdn.net/caimouse/article/details/51749579 
# 
import re  
text = 'This is some text -- with punctuation.' 
pattern = re.compile(r'\b\w*is\w*\b') 
print('Text:', text) 
print() 
pos = 0 
while True: 
  match = pattern.search(text, pos) 
  if not match: 
    break 
  s = match.start() 
  e = match.end() 
  print(' {:>2d} : {:>2d} = "{}"'.format( 
    s, e - 1, text[s:e])) 
  # Move forward in text for the next search 
  pos = e 

Text: This is some text -- with punctuation.
  0 : 3 = "This"
  5 : 6 = "is"