Python Regular Expression Examples: Escaped A ('\A')

>>> import re
>>> french = 'Je pense donc je suis.'
>>> german = 'Übung macht den Meister.'
>>> y = re.compile('\AJ')
>>> z = [french, german]
>>> for list in z:
...     if re.match(y,list):
...             print list
...
Je pense donc je suis.