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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-10-29 06:17:38 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-10-29 06:17:38 (GMT)
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(?:...) is a non-capturing, but still grouping construct.
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@@ -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.