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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst index 8884584..a9f8161 100644 --- a/Doc/library/re.rst +++ b/Doc/library/re.rst @@ -556,13 +556,15 @@ form. .. data:: X VERBOSE - This flag allows you to write regular expressions that look nicer. Whitespace - within the pattern is ignored, except when in a character class or preceded by - an unescaped backslash, and, when a line contains a ``'#'`` neither in a - character class or preceded by an unescaped backslash, all characters from the - leftmost such ``'#'`` through the end of the line are ignored. - - That means that the two following regular expression objects that match a + This flag allows you to write regular expressions that look nicer and are + 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. + 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. + + This means that the two following regular expression objects that match a decimal number are functionally equal:: a = re.compile(r"""\d + # the integral part |