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| author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2010-10-29 06:17:38 (GMT) |
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| committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2010-10-29 06:17:38 (GMT) |
| commit | 3122ce3e5d9c235619f44c6f32e5636a40b6f0be (patch) | |
| tree | 8ce0b6ec04ddc9e2b2229800d39bf204daa5b769 | |
| parent | 5c66bcaa1aa52e20f03dd4c850d647028e30d6ca (diff) | |
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(?:...) is a non-capturing, but still grouping construct.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst index 206f4d9..102cbaa 100644 --- a/Doc/library/re.rst +++ b/Doc/library/re.rst @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ The special characters are: undefined. ``(?:...)`` - A non-grouping version of regular parentheses. Matches whatever regular + A non-capturing version of regular parentheses. Matches whatever regular expression is inside the parentheses, but the substring matched by the group *cannot* be retrieved after performing a match or referenced later in the pattern. |