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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-09-10 20:21:00 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-09-10 20:21:00 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libre.tex b/Doc/lib/libre.tex index 8f41e1a..45844e4 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libre.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libre.tex @@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ while \code{"\e n"} is a one-character string containing a newline. Usually patterns will be expressed in Python code using this raw string notation. -\subsection{Regular Expression Syntax} -\label{re-syntax} +\subsection{Regular Expression Syntax \label{re-syntax}} A regular expression (or RE) specifies a set of strings that matches it; the functions in this module let you check if a particular string @@ -70,29 +69,31 @@ The special characters are: % define these since they're used twice: \newcommand{\MyLeftMargin}{0.7in} \newcommand{\MyLabelWidth}{0.65in} + \begin{list}{}{\leftmargin \MyLeftMargin \labelwidth \MyLabelWidth} + \item[\character{.}] (Dot.) In the default mode, this matches any character except a newline. If the \constant{DOTALL} flag has been specified, this matches any character including a newline. -% + \item[\character{\^}] (Caret.) Matches the start of the string, and in \constant{MULTILINE} mode also matches immediately after each newline. -% + \item[\character{\$}] Matches the end of the string, and in \constant{MULTILINE} mode also matches before a newline. \regexp{foo} matches both 'foo' and 'foobar', while the regular expression \regexp{foo\$} matches only 'foo'. -% + \item[\character{*}] Causes the resulting RE to match 0 or more repetitions of the preceding RE, as many repetitions as are possible. \regexp{ab*} will match 'a', 'ab', or 'a' followed by any number of 'b's. -% + \item[\character{+}] Causes the resulting RE to match 1 or more repetitions of the preceding RE. \regexp{ab+} will match 'a' followed by any non-zero number of 'b's; it will not match just 'a'. -% + \item[\character{?}] Causes the resulting RE to match 0 or 1 repetitions of the preceding RE. \regexp{ab?} will match either 'a' or 'ab'. @@ -105,24 +106,26 @@ Adding \character{?} after the qualifier makes it perform the match in \dfn{non-greedy} or \dfn{minimal} fashion; as \emph{few} characters as possible will be matched. Using \regexp{.*?} in the previous expression will match only \code{'<H1>'}. -% + \item[\code{\{\var{m},\var{n}\}}] Causes the resulting RE to match from \var{m} to \var{n} repetitions of the preceding RE, attempting to match as many repetitions as possible. For example, \regexp{a\{3,5\}} will match from 3 to 5 \character{a} characters. Omitting \var{m} is the same as specifying 0 for the lower bound; omitting \var{n} specifies an infinite upper bound. -% + \item[\code{\{\var{m},\var{n}\}?}] Causes the resulting RE to match from \var{m} to \var{n} repetitions of the preceding RE, attempting to match as \emph{few} repetitions as possible. This is the non-greedy version of the previous qualifier. For example, on the -6-character string \code{'aaaaaa'}, \regexp{a\{3,5\}} will match 5 \character{a} -characters, while \regexp{a\{3,5\}?} will only match 3 characters. -% -\item[\character{\e}] Either escapes special characters (permitting you to match -characters like \character{*}, \character{?}, and so forth), or -signals a special sequence; special sequences are discussed below. +6-character string \code{'aaaaaa'}, \regexp{a\{3,5\}} will match 5 +\character{a} characters, while \regexp{a\{3,5\}?} will only match 3 +characters. + +\item[\character{\e}] Either escapes special characters (permitting +you to match characters like \character{*}, \character{?}, and so +forth), or signals a special sequence; special sequences are discussed +below. If you're not using a raw string to express the pattern, remember that Python also uses the @@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ if Python would recognize the resulting sequence, the backslash should be repeated twice. This is complicated and hard to understand, so it's highly recommended that you use raw strings for all but the simplest expressions. -% + \item[\code{[]}] Used to indicate a set of characters. Characters can be listed individually, or a range of characters can be indicated by giving two characters and separating them by a \character{-}. Special @@ -153,28 +156,27 @@ the set. This is indicated by including a simply match the \character{\^} character. For example, \regexp{[\^5]} will match any character except \character{5}. -% \item[\character{|}]\code{A|B}, where A and B can be arbitrary REs, creates a regular expression that will match either A or B. This can be used inside groups (see below) as well. To match a literal \character{|}, use \regexp{\e|}, or enclose it inside a character class, as in \regexp{[|]}. -% + \item[\code{(...)}] Matches whatever regular expression is inside the parentheses, and indicates the start and end of a group; the contents of a group can be retrieved after a match has been performed, and can be matched later in the string with the \regexp{\e \var{number}} special -sequence, described below. To match the literals \character{(} or \character{')}, -use \regexp{\e(} or \regexp{\e)}, or enclose them inside a character -class: \regexp{[(] [)]}. -% -\item[\code{(?...)}] This is an extension notation (a \character{?} following a -\character{(} is not meaningful otherwise). The first character after -the \character{?} +sequence, described below. To match the literals \character{(} or +\character{')}, use \regexp{\e(} or \regexp{\e)}, or enclose them +inside a character class: \regexp{[(] [)]}. + +\item[\code{(?...)}] This is an extension notation (a \character{?} +following a \character{(} is not meaningful otherwise). The first +character after the \character{?} determines what the meaning and further syntax of the construct is. Extensions usually do not create a new group; \regexp{(?P<\var{name}>...)} is the only exception to this rule. Following are the currently supported extensions. -% + \item[\code{(?iLmsx)}] (One or more letters from the set \character{i}, \character{L}, \character{m}, \character{s}, \character{x}.) The group matches the empty string; the letters set the corresponding flags @@ -182,13 +184,13 @@ the empty string; the letters set the corresponding flags \constant{re.X}) for the entire regular expression. This is useful if you wish to include the flags as part of the regular expression, instead of passing a \var{flag} argument to the \function{compile()} function. -% + \item[\code{(?:...)}] A non-grouping version of regular parentheses. Matches whatever regular expression is inside the parentheses, but the substring matched by the group \emph{cannot} be retrieved after performing a match or referenced later in the pattern. -% + \item[\code{(?P<\var{name}>...)}] Similar to regular parentheses, but the substring matched by the group is accessible via the symbolic group name \var{name}. Group names must be valid Python identifiers. A @@ -201,18 +203,18 @@ For example, if the pattern is name in arguments to methods of match objects, such as \code{m.group('id')} or \code{m.end('id')}, and also by name in pattern text (e.g. \regexp{(?P=id)}) and replacement text (e.g. \code{\e g<id>}). -% + \item[\code{(?P=\var{name})}] Matches whatever text was matched by the earlier group named \var{name}. -% + \item[\code{(?\#...)}] A comment; the contents of the parentheses are simply ignored. -% + \item[\code{(?=...)}] Matches if \regexp{...} matches next, but doesn't consume any of the string. This is called a lookahead assertion. For example, \regexp{Isaac (?=Asimov)} will match \code{'Isaac~'} only if it's followed by \code{'Asimov'}. -% + \item[\code{(?!...)}] Matches if \regexp{...} doesn't match next. This is a negative lookahead assertion. For example, \regexp{Isaac (?!Asimov)} will match \code{'Isaac~'} only if it's \emph{not} @@ -474,8 +476,7 @@ Perform the same operation as \function{sub()}, but return a tuple \end{excdesc} -\subsection{Regular Expression Objects} -\label{re-objects} +\subsection{Regular Expression Objects \label{re-objects}} Compiled regular expression objects support the following methods and attributes: @@ -547,8 +548,7 @@ The pattern string from which the regex object was compiled. \end{memberdesc} -\subsection{Match Objects} -\label{match-objects} +\subsection{Match Objects \label{match-objects}} \class{MatchObject} instances support the following methods and attributes: |