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flags are described in :ref:`contents-of-module-re`.) This
is useful if you wish to include the flags as part of the regular
expression, instead of passing a *flag* argument to the
- :func:`re.compile` function.
-
- Note that the ``(?x)`` flag changes how the expression is parsed. It should be
- used first in the expression string, or after one or more whitespace characters.
- If there are non-whitespace characters before the flag, the results are
- undefined.
+ :func:`re.compile` function. Flags should be used first in the
+ expression string.
``(?:...)``
A non-capturing version of regular parentheses. Matches whatever regular