In [29]: re.findall("([abc])+","abc")
Out[29]: ['c']
In [30]: re.findall("[abc]+","abc")
Out[30]: ['abc']
In [29]: re.findall("([abc])+","abc")
Out[29]: In [29]: re.findall("([abc])+","abc")
Out[29]: ['c']
In [30]: re.findall("[abc]+","abc")
Out[30]: ['abc']
In [29]: re.findall("([abc])+","abc")
Out[29]: