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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst index 2392785..3a6e2e7 100644 --- a/Doc/library/re.rst +++ b/Doc/library/re.rst @@ -781,7 +781,8 @@ Flags more readable by allowing you to visually separate logical sections of the pattern and add comments. Whitespace within the pattern is ignored, except when in a character class, or when preceded by an unescaped backslash, - or within tokens like ``*?``, ``(?:`` or ``(?P<...>``. + or within tokens like ``*?``, ``(?:`` or ``(?P<...>``. For example, ``(? :`` + and ``* ?`` are not allowed. When a line contains a ``#`` that is not in a character class and is not preceded by an unescaped backslash, all characters from the leftmost such ``#`` through the end of the line are ignored. |