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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-07-12 09:06:13 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-07-12 09:06:13 (GMT)
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Use raw string literals for regexes containing backlash.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
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@@ -1230,9 +1230,9 @@ in each word of a sentence except for the first and last characters::
... random.shuffle(inner_word)
... return m.group(1) + "".join(inner_word) + m.group(3)
>>> text = "Professor Abdolmalek, please report your absences promptly."
- >>> re.sub("(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
+ >>> re.sub(r"(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
'Poefsrosr Aealmlobdk, pslaee reorpt your abnseces plmrptoy.'
- >>> re.sub("(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
+ >>> re.sub(r"(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
'Pofsroser Aodlambelk, plasee reoprt yuor asnebces potlmrpy.'