>>> re.match(r'^(([1-9]|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.){3}([1-9]|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])$',"192.168.1.1").group()'192.168.1.1'